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CSS Bootstrap 4 Basics (Retired) Responsive Layouts with the Bootstrap Grid Introducing the Project

Todd Bennett
Todd Bennett
5,122 Points
Posted by Todd Bennett
Todd Bennett
5,122 Points

Why doesn't my div class center the input section?

<body class="bg-info text-white"> <div class="container text-center"> <h1 class="display-1 mt-5">Full Stack Conf</h1> <p class="lead pb-3">Coming Soon, a One-day Confernce About All Things JavaScript!</p> <div class="col-lg-6 col-lg-offset-3"> <!--this section wont center --> <div class="input-group"> <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Enter Your Email for info..."> <span class="input-group-btn"> <button class="btn btn-primary" type="button">Sign Up!</button> </span> </div> </div> </div> </body>

1 Answer

Flor Antara
Flor Antara
12,372 Points
Flor Antara
Flor Antara
12,372 Points

Hi Todd,

So the input tag has an initial value (set by the browser) of text-align: start; meaning that it will be left aligned if the direction of the text is ltr (left to right) - which is the default.

By having the class text-center on your div is not enough in this case. The browser CSS specificity on the input wins over the class on your div.

To solve it, you'll need to add the class text-center to the input itself.