Align your content in the center of any browser

My CSS code is currently only centering on a certain type of screen, but I want it to be centered on any screen. Here is the CSS code:

@import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto+Condensed);
    html{
      font-family: "HelveticaNeue-Light", "Helvetica Neue Light", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; 
       font-weight: 20;
    }

    #description{
        position: absolute;
        top: 200px;
        left: 400px;
    }
    #content{
        margin: 0 auto;
        height: 100%;
        width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
        line-height: 100%;
        display:table-cell;
        vertical-align: middle; 
    }
    h1{
      color:#4A4A4A;
      margin: 0 auto;
      text-align: center;
    }
    h1:hover{
      color:#4A4A4A;
    }
    h2{
      color:#4A4A4A;
      margin: 0 auto;
      text-align: center;
    }
    h2:hover{
      color:#4A4A4A;
    }
    a{
        color:black;
        text-decoration: none;
      margin: 0px auto;
      width: 400px;
    }
    .circular{
      display: block;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
      width: 150px;
      height: 150px;
      border-radius: 75px;
      -webkit-border-radius: 75px;
        -moz-border-radius: 75px;
        background: url(./images/profile_picture.jpg) no-repeat;
      box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, .8);
        -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, .8);
        -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, .8);
    }

    ul{
        padding: 0;
      text-align:center; 
      padding-top: 5
    }
    ul a img {
        padding-top: 20px;    
    }
    li{
        list-style: none;
        text-align: center;
        font-size: 30px;
        display: inline-block;
        margin-right: 10px;
    }

    #back{
        position:absolute;
        top:0;
        left:0;
        bottom:0;
        right: 0;
        z-index: -99999;
        background-color: #f7f7f7;
        background-size: cover;
        background-position: center center;
        opacity: .2;
    }

Currently my website only centers on a 4x3 screen. How can I adjust my CSS to center on any size screen?

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Answer №1

It seems like you haven't shared your HTML code yet (for some mysterious reason)!

The key to centering an element with CSS is setting the left and right margins to auto

#wrapper
{
  width: 500px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

This technique is similar to using margin:0 auto, which is commonly used!

Enclose your content in a 

<div id="wrapper">...</div>
and specify a width!

To center an image, apply display:block as default images have display:inline property.

#myImage
{
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  display: block;
}

Answer №2

Update: While Magesh Kumaar's answer is considered superior, this solution remains effective.

It can be a bit challenging to provide specific advice without viewing your code directly. However, to center a DIV element on any screen, consider implementing the following CSS:

#divID {
    position: absolute;
    width: 400px;
    left: 50%;
    margin-left: -200px; /* Always set at 50% of your specified width */
}

Afterward, ensure that the rest of your website content is enclosed within this centered DIV.

<div id="divID">
    INSERT YOUR WEBSITE CONTENT HERE
</div>

Answer №3

Ensure your content is properly wrapped, specify the width, and apply margin: 0 auto to the wrapper's CSS style rules.

<div id="body">
   <div id="wrap">
       <div id="center">Center</div>
   </div>
</div>

#wrap {
    margin:0 auto;
    width:50%;
}

Check out this Fiddle for a live example

Answer №4

To start, you must first establish the Div id in the HTML code like so:

<div id="content">
page elements
 </div>

Afterwards, in the CSS file, define the width and add margin properties as follows: 

#content {
    margin:0 auto;
    width:50%;
}

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