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CSS

Klemen Horjak
Klemen Horjak
4,737 Points
Posted by Klemen Horjak
Klemen Horjak
4,737 Points

Centering heading

Hello!

I would like to center my h1=class"heading". Display: inline-block is because i want to wrap border around heading. .heading text-align: center; doesnt seem to work. Any solution? (one way is to set the body text-align: center; why?)

Thanks in advance!

<header class="main-header"> <nav class="navbar"> <ul> <li>home</li> <li>about</li> <li>contact</li> </ul> </nav> <div class="heading"> <h1>heading</h1> </div> </header>

body { margin: 0; }

.navbar { text-align: right; background: black; color: white; padding: 10px;

}

ul { list-style-type: none; padding: 0; text-align: right; }

li { display: inline-block; }

.heading { border: 1px solid black; display: inline-block; text-align: center; }

3 Answers

James Matthews
James Matthews
21,609 Points
James Matthews
James Matthews
21,609 Points

Hi Klemen,

Set your h1's display property to block, and then you can set a margin of 0 auto:

.heading {
    display: block;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

You can then give it a standard width if you do not want it to span the entire width of the page.

Hope this helps!

Klemen Horjak
Klemen Horjak
4,737 Points
Klemen Horjak
Klemen Horjak
4,737 Points

Thank you for answer, but it doesn't work.

Simon Duchaine
Simon Duchaine
14,441 Points
Simon Duchaine
Simon Duchaine
14,441 Points

Hi Klemen,

Simply use margin: auto on your heading selector.

Klemen Horjak
Klemen Horjak
4,737 Points
Klemen Horjak
Klemen Horjak
4,737 Points

Thanks for answer, but it doesnt work.