JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Ian Sanders

HTML

<div class="container1">
    <div class="centerthis1">
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...
    </div>
</div>

<div class="container2">
    <div class="centerthis2">
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...
    </div>
</div>

CSS

/*first method*/
.centerthis1 {
    width: 50%;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/*second method*/
.container2 {
    text-align: center;
}

.centerthis2 {
    width: 50%;
    display: inline-block;
}

/*unnecesary styles for demo:*/
.container1, .container2 {
    outline: 1px solid green;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.centerthis1, .centerthis2 {
    outline: 1px solid red;
}