Template:Center/doc

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Description

It is to center elements on a page. See also Template:Align for more options and flexibility.

Usage

Markup	Renders as
{{Center\|Hello world!}}	Hello world!

To do this without a template, simply use the following code:

<div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">...</div>

To center a table, see Help:TABLECENTER.

Tables

Using {{left}} / {{center}} / {{right}}

Header text
Left	Center	Right

Using {{align|left}} / {{align|center}} / {{align|right}}

Header text
Left	Center	Right

Tracking category

Pages, which use {{Center}} without an argument, are added to the Category:Pages using center with no arguments (0).

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Center/doc

A simple template to center-align content in tables and other places. Be aware that the center class is applied to this template, which means every element within the template has its left and right margins set to auto. This may harm some templates.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Content	`1`	no description	Content	required
Custom CSS	`style`	no description	Unknown	optional