Re: vertical-align some text

"Richard Barnet" <rbarnet (AT) csaNOSPAMreno (DOT) org> wrote:

Is it possible to:

p.vertmid {
vertical-align: middle;
text-align: center;
margin: auto auto auto auto;
}

in order to get some text/a paragraph to be in the middle/center of a div?

No. vertical-align only applies to table cells (where it aligns
content within the cell) and inline elements (where it aligns content
relative to the baseline of the line box).

Or would I have to use a div within a div (because paragraphs are inline and
divs are block)?

Paragraphs are block elements, not inline elements.

In other words, I've got a box (a div with a border, absolutely positioned,
fixed width and height, overflow:auto), and I want some text (a quote that
changes randomly) to always be in the middle/center of the box (centered
left to right, and vertically-centered as well).

There's some material at
http://www.aspekt1.net/ms/dev/vertical-align.html

Steve

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