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CSS

Jeremy Coleman
Jeremy Coleman
5,449 Points
Posted by Jeremy Coleman
Jeremy Coleman
5,449 Points

Centering Divs with Headers

I am a bit confused with this I am wanting the 3 divs with col class to center in the middle of the page but it's not working. 

        <div class="main-cont">
            <div class="col">
                <h1>Col 1</h1>
            </div>

            <div class="col">
                <h1>Col 2</h1>
            </div>

            <div class="col">
                <h1>Col 3</h1>
            </div>
        </div>

main-cont > .col {
  width: 250px;
  display: inline-block;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

Thanks, I figured it out!

2 Answers

Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points
Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points

You're missing a period before main-cont in your css so you aren't actually targeting anything.

.main-cont > .col {
  width: 250px;
  display: inline-block;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
Nurul Ahsan
Nurul Ahsan
2,039 Points
Nurul Ahsan
Nurul Ahsan
2,039 Points

It may be: .main-cont .col { width: 250px; display: inline-block; text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; }