[html] How do I float a div to the center?

I want to be able to center a div in the middle of a page but can't get it to work. I tried float: center; in css but it doesn't seem to work.

Give the DIV a specific with in percentage or pixels and center it using CSS margin property.

HTML

<div id="my-main-div"></div>

CSS

#my-main-div { margin: 0 auto; }

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if you are using width and height, you should try margin-right: 45%;... it is 100% working for me.. so i can take it to anywhere with percentage!

If for some reason you have position absolute on the div, do this:

<div class="something"></div>

.something {
    position:absolute;
    left:0;
    right:0;
    margin-left:auto;
    margin-right:auto;
}

There is no float: center; in css. Use margin: 0 auto; instead. So like this:

.mydivclass {
    margin: 0 auto;
 }

You can do it inline like this

<div style="margin:0px auto"></div>

or you can do it via class

<div class="x"><div>

in your css file or between <style></style> add this .x{margin:0px auto}

or you can simply use the center tag

  <center>
    <div></div>
  </center>

or if you using absolute position, you can do

.x{
   width: 140px;
   position: absolute;
   top: 0px;
   left: 50%;
   margin-left: -70px; /*half the size of width*/
}

Simple solution:

<style>
.center {
    margin: auto;

}
</style>

<div class="center">
    <p> somthing goes here </p>
</div>

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Try margin: 0 auto, the div will need a fixed with.