Template:Center
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Description
It is to center elements on a page. See also Template:Align for more options and flexibility.
Usage
| Markup | Renders as |
|---|---|
{{Center|Hello world!}}
|
Hello world!
|
To do this without a template, simply use the following code:
<div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">...</div>
To center a table, see Help:TABLECENTER.
Tables
Using {{left}} / {{center}} / {{right}}
| Header text | ||
|---|---|---|
Left |
Center |
Right |
Using {{align|left}} / {{align|center}} / {{align|right}}
| Header text | ||
|---|---|---|
Left |
Center |
Right
|
Tracking category
Pages, which use {{Center}} without an argument, are added to the Category:Pages using center with no arguments (0).
TemplateData
This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.
TemplateData for Center
A simple template to center-align content in tables and other places. Be aware that the center class is applied to this template, which means every element within the template has its left and right margins set to auto. This may harm some templates.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content | 1 | no description | Content | required |
| Custom CSS | style | no description | Unknown | optional |
See also
- {{Center block}}
- {{align}}
- {{center}}, {{right}} and {{left}}
- {{float center}}, {{float right}} and {{float left}}
- {{Image frame}}