How do I center align a div within another div

Question

I'm trying to center align a div that is located within another div. I want to vertically center the "options" div that is located inside the "plan-container"

Thanks in advance.

.plan-container {
    width: 960px;
    height: auto;
    margin-top: 62px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-color: red;
}

.options {
    float: left;
    width: 151px;
    height: 100px;
    background-color: green;
}

.plan {
    float: left;
    width: 220px;
    height: 600px;
    margin-left: 23px;
    background-color: purple;
}

.plan:last-child {
    float: right;
}

.plan-featured{
    width: 300px;
    height: 600px;
    background-color: purple;
}

<div class="plan-container">
  <div class="options">Options</div>
  <div class="plan">Box one</div>
  <div class="plan plan-featured">Box two</div>
  <div class="plan">Box three</div>
</div>

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 11 '16 at 10:24

Vucko's answer is correct. I wanted to add a comment, but since I don't have enough reputation yet, I'll just post it as an answer.

You can use the vertical-align property on the inner div that needs centering. This property only works on elements that have display:inline-block or display:table. Refer to the actual spec here.

Repeating Vucko's answer:

.options {
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 11 '16 at 10:13

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Try it-

.plan-container {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap; /* optional. only if you want the items to wrap */
    justify-content: center; /* for horizontal alignment */
    align-items: center; /* for vertical alignment */
}

answered Aug 11 '16 at 10:13

Neeraj Prajapati

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Will this align everything inside .plan-container ? – Richard Rodgers Aug 11 '16 at 10:15
remove margin-top, and other div width & height, with using this css. – Neeraj Prajapati Aug 11 '16 at 10:19

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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You can use inline-block instead of float, and than you can use the vertical-align property:

.plan-container>div{
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

JSFiddle

However, beware of the whitespace issue.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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answered Aug 11 '16 at 10:15

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How do I center align a div within another div

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