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how to center a div in css

.container {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}
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  position: absolute;
  left: calc(50% - 100px);
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.center
{

  margin: auto;

   
width: 50%;

   
border: 3px solid green;
  padding: 10px;

} 
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<!-- 
	 Simple CSS CENTER DIV Example
 	 
	 * See Fiddle in link for PoC *
-->

<div class="parent">
  <div class="child">
    <p>
      Eh Up Me Duck!
    </p>
  </div>
</div>

<style>
.parent {
  /* Just for aesthetics: see fiddle */
  border: 1px solid black;
  padding: 2px;
}

.child {
  border: 1px solid red;
  width: 50%;
  
  /* This is where the magic happens */
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  /**********************************/
}

p {
  /* As you do */
  text-align: center;
}
</style>
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/*ADD MARGIN auto to left and right*/
.box1{
    width:80%;
    margin:0 auto;
}
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<!--center text-->
<!--padding deals with margins within the element itself-->
<!--margin deals with blank space surrounding and element-->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.center {
  margin: auto;
  width: 80%;
  border: 3px solid #73AD21;
  padding: 10px; 
  margin: 20px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Center Align Elements</h2>
<p>To horizontally center a block element (like div), use margin: auto;</p>

<div class="center">
  <p><b>Note: </b>Using margin:auto will not work in IE8, unless a !DOCTYPE is declared.</p>
</div>

</body>
</html>
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<!--center text-->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.center {
  text-align: center;
  border: 3px solid green;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Center Text</h2>

<div class="center">
  <p>This text is centered.</p>
</div>

</body>
</html>
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margin:auto
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.center {
  margin: auto;
  width: 80%;
  border: 3px solid #73AD21;
  padding: 10px; # deals with margins within the element itself
  margin: 20px; # deals with area around outside of element
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Center Align Elements</h2>
<p>To horizontally center a block element (like div), use margin: auto;</p>

<div class="center">
  <p><b>Note: </b>Using margin:auto will not work in IE8, unless a !DOCTYPE is declared.</p>
</div>

</body>
</html>
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# center text
.center {
  text-align: center;
  
border: 3px solid green;
} 
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