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Text-align: centring content rather than the box

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Published: 23 Oct 2026 08:23 · Updated: 23 Oct 2026 08:23

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In a few sentences

In brief

text-align sets the horizontal alignment of inline-level content within a block. text-align: center can centre text without moving the block within its parent.

Useful to know

text-align sets the horizontal alignment of inline-level content within a block. text-align: center can centre text without moving the block within its parent. [1]

If a card remains left-aligned despite a centred label, those are separate tasks. Inspect the card's layout independently of the text alignment inside it.

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  1. [1] MDN — CSS text-align ↗