JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Hastig Z

HTML

<div class="container c1">
  <a class="button b1" href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27722872/">This Text Is Centered Before And After Wrap</a>
</div>
<div class="container c2">
  <a class="button b2" href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27722872/">This Text Is Centered Only Before Wrap</a>
</div>

CSS

body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  height: 100vh;
  padding: 20px;
}
.container {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center; /* center horizontally */
  align-items: center; /* center vertically */
  height: 50%;
}
.container.c1 {
  text-align: center; /* needed if the text wraps */
  /* text-align is inherited, it can be put on the parent or the target element */
}
.container.c2 {
 /* without text-align: center; */
}
.button {
  padding: 5px 10px;
  font-size: 30px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: hsla(0, 0%, 90%, 1);
  background: linear-gradient(hsla(21, 85%, 51%, 1), hsla(21, 85%, 61%, 1));
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 2px 2px 15px -5px hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 1);
}
.button:hover {
  background: linear-gradient(hsl(207.5, 84.8%, 51%), hsla(207, 84%, 62%, 1));
  transition: all 0.2s linear;
}
.button.b1 {
    display: inline-flex; /* element only as wide as content */
}
.button.b2 {
    display: table; /* element only as wide as content */
}