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pgmd
6,897 Pointscentering
The following div wont center:
div1 {
max-width: 80%;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
}
2 Answers

thomascawthorn
22,986 PointsMaybe try
div 1 { width:80%; margin: 0 auto; display:block; float:none; }

thomascawthorn
22,986 PointsIt may have been assigned a float value earlier in the code or inherited from a parent?

pgmd
6,897 PointsYou were right! TY
pgmd
6,897 Pointspgmd
6,897 PointsFloat: none was sufficient, but why did I need to use float:none?