This approach has been used for a long time in CSS for the positioning of elements or changing their display behavior. The margin-auto property does not have any effects on inline-level elements.Boxes placed side by side with display: inline-block If you need to use margin: auto, there are 2 additional properties you must use as well.

However, using margin: auto alone will not work for images. However, this method only works if the image is inside a block-level container such as a : Īnother way to center an image is by using the margin: auto property (for left-margin and right-margin).

The first way to center an image horizontally is using the text-align property. Let's begin with centering an image horizontally by using 3 different CSS properties. Here's a video version if you want to check it out: Centering an Image Horizontally If you're not familiar with those properties, I recommend checking out those posts before reading this article. I've gone over the CSS Position and Display properties in my previous post. Here's an interactive scrim about how to center an image vertically and horizontally: So in this post, I will be showing some of the most common ways to center an image both vertically and horizontally using different CSS properties. Handling responsiveness and alignment is particularly tough, especially centering an image in the middle of the page. Many developers struggle while working with images.

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