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CSS

Posted by Benjamin Hedgepeth
Benjamin Hedgepeth
5,672 Points

Some wrappers won't center its content

When I am centering content I am using the div with the class "wrap". My header content will center, but the div within the section won't.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title></title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
    <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Marvel:400,700,400italic|Gentium+Basic:400,700italic,700' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <header class="siteHeader">
      <div class="wrap">
        <a href="index.html" class="heading">
          <h1>WebDev</h1>
          <h2>A Design Community</h2>
        </a>
        <nav class="siteNav">
            <ul class="linkTo">
              <li><a href="#">Showcase</a></li>
              <li><a href="#">My Portfolio</a></li>
              <li><a href="#">2D</a></li>
              <li><a href="#">3D</a></li>
              <li><a href="#">Typography</a></li>
              <li><a href="#">Calligraphy</a></li>
            </ul>
          </div>
        </nav>
      </div>
    </header>
    <section class="galSection">
      <div class="wrap">
        <ul class="gallery">
          <li>
            <a href="#">
              <h2>2D Graphics</h2>
              <img src="img/img1.png" alt="">
              <p>Description of 2D Graphics</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="#">
              <h2>3D Graphics</h2>
              <img src="img/img2.png" alt="">
              <p>Description of 3D Graphics</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="#">
              <h2>Typography</h2>
              <img src="img/img3.png" alt="">
              <p>Description of Typography</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="#">
              <h2>Calligraphy</h2>
              <img src="img/img4.png" alt="">
              <p>Description of Calligraphy</p>
            </a>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2016 Creativity Hub</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: gold;
  font-weight: bold;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
}

body {
  font-family: "Marvel", sans-serif;
}

.wrap {
  width: 90%;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

body {
  background: linear-gradient(45deg, blue, red);
  color: white;
}

/***********************
HEADER
************************/
.linkTo {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.heading {
  font-size: 2rem;
}

.heading h2 {
  margin-top: -30px;
  font-size: 1.67rem;
}



/***********************
DISPLAY
************************/
.galSection {
  margin: 30px 0;
}

.gallery {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.gallery li {
  /*border: 5px dotted gold;*/
  margin: 30px 0;
}

.gallery li {
  font-size: 1.33rem;
  text-align: justify;
  padding: 10px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin-top: -5px;
}

/***********************
FOOTER
************************/
footer {
  text-align: center;
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points

Links (a) are inline elements by default, but you can make them be block elements and then apply text centering.

.gallery a {
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
}