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7,134 Pointsoverlay text-align: center
Why is it that we are centering #overlay (text-alignment:center)? And not #overlay img? I think we are centering the image and not the overlay itself?
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
The text-align property affects the contents of the element.
So you aren't centering the #overlay itself, since the property only affects inline elements that are inside the container it is applied to.
You are correct that this would center an (inline) image inside. But the property is applied to the container (#overlay in this case). For further info, check the MDN page on text-align.