Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Learn how to center an element in CSS with position Absolute, Flexbox, and CSS Grid—and what the difference is between the mathematical center and visual center.

🌈 Links
Demo: codepen.io/ZoranJambor/pen/rNdzRwx/6ba8d788f84228a5ea2ba7bde7086604
CSS place-content Property: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/place-content

📖 Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:37 Center an element using position:absolute
01:57 Center an element using Flexbox
02:22 Center an element using CSS Grid
02:34 Using place-content shorthand property in CSS Grid and Flexbox
03:50 Design tip—place elements into a visual center
05:07 Conclusion
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