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CSS

Posted by Brett Miller
Brett Miller
1,739 Points

How do I get my h1 to center vertically in my header/navbar?

Here is a simplified version of my header

<header>
  <h1>Title</h1>
  <nav>
    <ul>
      <li>List</li>
      <li>List</li>
      <li>List</li>
    </ul>
  </nav>
</header>

header {
 margin: 0;
  background-color: #aaa;
  height: 150px;
  width: 100%;
}

h1 {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 10px;
  font-size: 1em;
}

nav {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 40%;
  float: right;
}

I want my h1 on the left but centered vertically in the header element. I tried margin: auto 0; A beginner answer is preferred. Thanks in advance.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
242,284 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
242,284 Points

Vertical centering can be a bit tricky.

There are a few ways to do it, here's an example using positioning (my favorite):

header {
  position: relative;           /* establish the positioning context for the h1 */
}

h1 {
  margin: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;                     /* halfway down */
  transform: translateY(-50%);  /* minus half the header height */
}
Brett Miller
Brett Miller
1,739 Points

It finally works! Thanks for the quick reply.