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		BenTheElder on Dec 18, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Centering in CSS <center> and the solutions in this post are not equivalent ... The HTML center tag only horizontally centers the contents which you can do with the simple CSS: `text-align:center` [1] The examples in this post center horizontally AND vertically. [1]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ce...

arn on Dec 18, 2020 [–]

text-align:center does NOT entirely replicate <center>. And has been a source frustration for many.

BenTheElder on Dec 18, 2020 | [–]

that's fair, but <center> and this post are still not equivalent at all.

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