css to horizontally and vertically center an image in a div with ability to select

demonstrates css for horizontally and vertically centering an image (img) in a div with ability to select

by Spencer Wasden

HTML

<div class="image-tile">
    <div class="highlight-border highlighted">
        <img class="job-image" alt="a TALL photo" src="http://www.djc.com/blogs/SeattleScape/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chinatwo.jpg" style="" />
    </div>
</div>
<div class="image-tile">
    <div class="highlight-border">
        <img class="job-image" alt="a TALL photo" src="http://www.djc.com/blogs/SeattleScape/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chinatwo.jpg" style="" />
        <img class="job-image" alt="a WIDE photo" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Sio_se_pol.jpg" />
    </div>
</div>
<div class="image-tile">
    <div class="highlight-border">
        <img class="job-image fill" alt="a TALL photo" src="http://www.djc.com/blogs/SeattleScape/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chinatwo.jpg" style="" />
    </div>
</div>
<div class="image-tile">
    <div class="highlight-border highlighted">
        <img class="job-image fill" alt="a WIDE photo" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Sio_se_pol.jpg" />
    </div>
</div>

CSS

*, *:before, *:after {
    -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
    -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

div.image-tile {
    border: 1px solid #D5D5D5;
    position: relative;
    float: left;
    margin: 10px;
    border-radius: 5px;
}

div.highlight-border {
    border-radius: 4px;
    width: 100px;
    height: 100px;
    position: relative;
    border: 3px solid #FFF;
    /* background-color: #FFE0E0; */
}
div.highlight-border.highlighted {
    border: 3px solid #F9F933;
}

img.job-image {
    position: absolute;
    margin: auto;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    max-height: 94px;
    max-width: 94px;
}
img.job-image.fill {
    position: absolute;
    margin: auto;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}