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center element

Browser support:
Specifies that the enclosed objects should be centered.
This tag is deprecated. Use div element instead with align='center'.
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This element requires a closing tag.
JavaScript page for this element: center.

Possible members:

Attributes
Events
Styles
Pseudos
accessKey
Sets an access key to an element.
cite
Sets the location of the source document.
class
Sets the style class or classes that belong to the element.
clear
Specifies the position of the element in relation to floating objects.
contentEditable
3
Sets whether the contents of the object are editable.
dir
Sets the text direction as related to the lang attribute.
DISABLED
Sets the state of an object for user interaction.
draggable
3.55
Sets whether an element is draggable.
HIDEFOCUS
Specifies whether a dotted rectangle (focus rectangle) is drawn around an object while it has focus.
id
Sets a unique identifier for the object.
lang
Specifies the language of the element.
language
Sets the scripting language for the current element. Use it only for the script element.
name
Sets the name of an element.
spellcheck
Sets whether the automatic spellchecker is enabled.
style
Sets an inline style associated with an element.
tabIndex
Specifies the tabbing order for keyboard navigation using the TAB key.
title
Specifies a tooltip for an element.
unSelectable
Sets whether the selection process can start in an element's content.
xml:lang
Sets the language code of the XML document.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the center element:
<center>Displayed in the center of the page.</center>
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Example HTML code 2:

Recommendation:
<div align="center">
    center aligned text
</div>
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Example HTML code 3:

CSS Recommendation:
<head>
    <style>
        .center {
            text-align:center;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="center">
        center aligned text
    </div>
</body>
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