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CSS How to Make a Website CSS: Cascading Style Sheets Style the Basic Elements

Posted by Marcel Olszewski
Marcel Olszewski
2,008 Points

Margin Centering

When attempting to centre the wrapper using CSS, why won't it work by using the values margin: 0 auto;?

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

It might be your wrapper selector. Post all the css that you're using.

3 Answers

Arel Sapir
Arel Sapir
7,979 Points
Arel Sapir
Arel Sapir
7,979 Points

try, align: center;

daniela
daniela
2,629 Points
daniela
daniela
2,629 Points

Try setting a max-width for the wrapper, otherwise the wrapper extends at 100% of the screen. See code below:

#wrapper {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
Marcel Olszewski
Marcel Olszewski
2,008 Points
Marcel Olszewski
Marcel Olszewski
2,008 Points

Thanks! :)

daniela
daniela
2,629 Points

You're welcome! I assume that worked in your case? :)