JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by notme

HTML

<div id="parent">
    <div id="child1" class="block center">a block to align center and with text aligned left</div>
    <div id="child2" class="block left">a block to align left and with text aligned left</div>
    <div id="child3" class="block right">a block to align right and with text aligned left</div>
</div>

CSS

#parent {
    text-align:center;
    background-color:blue;
    height:400px;
    width:600px;
}
.block {
    height:100px;
    width:200px;
    text-align:left;
}
.center {
    margin:auto;
    background-color:green;
}
.left {
    margin:auto auto auto 0;
    background-color:red;
}
.right {
    margin:auto 0 auto auto;
    background-color:yellow;
}