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HTML
<div>
<div class="block">
<div class="centered">
asdasdasd
</div>
</div>
</div>
CSS
/* This parent can be any width and height */
.block {
text-align: center;
height:200px;
/* May want to do this if there is risk the container may be narrower than the element inside */
white-space: nowrap;
background: #ccc;
}
/* The ghost, nudged to maintain perfect centering */
.block:before {
content: '';
display: inline-block;
height: 100%;
vertical-align: middle;
margin-right: -0.25em; /* Adjusts for spacing */
}
/* The element to be centered, can also be of any width and height */
.centered {
display: inline-block;
vertical-align: middle;
width: 300px;
}