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

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.

Notes:

• If the markup to be centered includes an equals sign, the markup must be preceded by 1=. Example: {{Center|1=the <span style="color:red">red</span> one}}.
• If the markup to be centered includes a displaying pipe, the pipe must be escaped as {{!}} or |.

Tables

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

Header text
Left	Center	Template:Right

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

Header text
Left	Center	Right

Tracking categories

• Category:Pages using center with no arguments (0)
• Category:Pages using center with unknown parameters (0)

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. see a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Center in articles.

TemplateData for Center

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

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Content	1	Content to be centered	Content	required
Custom CSS	style	Optional css styling for the centered text	String	optional

See also

• {{Center block}}
• {{align}}
• {{right}}, {{left}} and {{justify}}
• {{Image frame}}
• {{Table alignment}} - to align whole columns in tables.