JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by tmyie

HTML

<div class="container"> 

    <div class="exp">
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa.</p>

    <p>Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Donec quam felis, ultricies nec, pellentesque eu, pretium quis, sem. Nulla consequat massa quis enim. Donec pede justo, fringilla vel, aliquet nec, vulputate eget, arcu. In enim justo, rhoncus ut, imperdiet a, venenatis</p>
    </div>

</div>

CSS

.container {
    
    width: 400px;
    height: 500px;
    border: solid 1px salmon;
}

.exp {
    
    max-width: 22em;
    border: 1px solid salmon;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

JavaScript

var cHeight = $('.container').height();
var expHeight = $('.exp').height(); // Fix syntax error
var mTop = (cHeight - expHeight) / 2; // subtract inner from outer and divide by 2

$('.exp').css({ marginTop: mTop  }); // set CSS