# Vertically centering in css?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertically-centering-in-css/207158>\
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**Created:** [November 15, 2006, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertically-centering-in-css/207158 "2006-11-15T05:00:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Flash\_Man1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8797f3/32.png) [@Flash\_Man1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flash_Man1)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertically-centering-in-css/207158/1 "2006-11-15T05:00:37Z")

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Hey all,

how would i go about vertically and horizontally centering in css…because i have the #outer tag set like the following:

```auto
#outer{
min-height:100%;
height:auto;
width:800px;
margin-left:auto; /*center it*/
margin-right:auto;/*center it*/
position:relative;
text-align:left;
}
* html #outer{
height:100%;
width:800px;/*box hack for ie5.+*/
w\idth:800px
}

```

any ideas??

Cheers Peeps 🙂