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title: "How to set div horizontal center?"  
description: "How to set div horizontal center?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2013-03-11  
updated: 2013-03-11  
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category: "css-css3"  
tags: ["css-css3"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to set div horizontal center?

Hi [Expert](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13120/an-expert-financial-advice-will-improve-your-finances)!

I have a div within another div. I want to set inner div in horizontal center, but I do not used [margin and padding](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156488/what-is-the-difference-between-margin-and-padding-in-css) as px, because there is irritating for

setting px as hardcoded.

my [code](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85458/alan-turing-the-mastermind-behind-cracking-the-enigma-code-during-world-war-ii) as par following!

<div [style](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/126300/apa-citation-style-get-to-know-about-it-for-your-next-assignment)="[background](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/65/how-to-change-background-color-of-tab-control-in-c-sharp)-[color](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/77/how-to-split-form-background-color-in-c-sharp):#E5E5E5:height:150px;">

<div style="background-color:#E2E2E2; width:800px; height:100px;"></div>

</div>

Thanks in [advance](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/33258/jee-mains-and-jee-advance-exams)!

## Replies

### Reply by AVADHESH PATEL

Hi Jayprakash!\
use [margin](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/104990/what-is-a-margin-call) of div auto as following

```
<div style="background-color:#E5E5E5;height:150px;"><div style="background-color:#C2C2C2; width:800px; height:100px;margin-left: auto; margin-right:auto;"></div></div>
```


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