Vertical align

by code4pi

HTML

<div id="flash" class="center active error">
  <div class="flash-message">
    Please enter an email. Please enter an email. Please enter an email. Please enter an email. Please enter an email. Please enter an email.
  </div>
  <div class="flash-close">x</div>
</div>

CSS

#flash {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  position: absolute;
  top: 4em;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;

  width: 50%;
  text-align: center;

  z-index: 101;
  line-height: 2.5;
  overflow: hidden;

  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 5px #000;
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 5px #000;
  box-shadow: 0 0 5px #000;
  border-radius: 3px;

  }

  .flash-message {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 80%;
    padding-left: 10%;

    margin: 3px 0;
  }
  
  #flash.error { background: blue; }
  #flash.notice { background: green; }

  .flash-close {
    align-self: center;
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: middle;

    margin: 3px 11px 3px 0;

    padding: 2px 6px;
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 1em;
    font-weight: normal;
    color: #fff;
    line-height: 1;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
  }