CSS Vertical Align Middle Hack

by soulwire

HTML

<div class="container">
    <div class="inner">
        <p>Some centered content</p>
    </div>
</div>

CSS

.container {
    position: absolute;
    display: table;
}

.inner {
    display: table-cell;
    vertical-align: middle;
    horizontal-align: center;
}

/* arbitrary styles */

.container {
    background: #f5f5f5;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    padding: 10px;
    margin: 10px;
    height: 100px;
}

.inner p {
    background: #1b1b1b;
    padding: 10px;
    color: #fff;
}