The <center> Element

AVOIDNot in HTML5Obsolete

The <center> element is a block-level element that can contain paragraphs and other block-level and inline elements. The content of this element is centered horizontally within its containing element. This element is deprecated in HTML4 and obsolete in HTML5. Instead, use the "text-align" CSS property.

Attributes for <center>

Type	Attribute List
'Standard' Attributes	(none)

Notes

• To center blocks, set margin-left and margin-right to auto (or set margin to 0 auto).

Recommended Links

• CanIUse.com: Search <center> (browser compatibility information)
• CanIEmail.com: Search <center> (email client compatibility information)
• HTML 4.01: CENTER element
• HTML5 (WHATWG): center element (Obsolete)
• MDN: <center>

Search Engine Links (for more information)

• Bing "center element"
• Google "center element"