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HTML
<div class="wrapper">
<div class="centered">
<h1>Some text</h1>
<p>But he stole up to us again, and suddenly clapping his hand on my shoulder, said—"Did ye see anything looking like men going towards that ship a while ago?"</p>
</div>
</div>
CSS
.wrapper {
text-align: center;
background: #c0c0c0;
border: #a0a0a0 solid 1px;
position: fixed;
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
right: 0;
left: 0;
}
.centered {
width: 500px;
padding: 10px 15px;
border: #a0a0a0 solid 1px;
background: #f5f5f5;
position: absolute;
left: 50%;
top: 50%;
-ms-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-webkit-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}