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Help With Centering CSS Button

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12-14-2012, 04:02 PM
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I need help centering a CSS Button.: I tried using the display tag but instead it extends the width of the button. Please help!

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add text-align:center; to the button's container element.

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Still no change..The button is still sitting in the left corner.

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Just to hlp you out here is the code for the button:


.button {margin:0 auto;
font-family: Arial;
color: #ffffff;
font-size: 20px;
padding: 10px;
text-decoration: none;
text-align:center;
-webkit-border-radius: 10px;
-moz-border-radius: 10px;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px #666666;
-moz-box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px #666666;
text-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #666666;
border: solid #003366 2px;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100%, from(#42aaff), to(#003366));
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #42aaff, #003366);}

.button:hover {background: #42aaff;}

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add display:block; to .button. Margin won't work otherwise.

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