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CSS How to Make a Website CSS: Cascading Style Sheets Style the Basic Elements

Posted by Enrique Villalobos
Enrique Villalobos
1,174 Points

stuck on margin value to be set to center so far i've tried #wrapper { margin: 0 center } whats wrong??

.

css/main.css 
a {text-decoration:none;

}
 #wrapper {
   max-width: 940px;
   margin : center;

}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Nick Pettit | Designer</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html" id="logo">
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
      <nav>
        <ul>
          <li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Portfolio</a></li>
          <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
          <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
        </ul>
      </nav>
    </header>
    <div id="wrapper">
      <section>
        <ul>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-01.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-01.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Experimentation with color and texture.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-02.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-02.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Playing with blending modes in Photoshop.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-06.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-06.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Trying to create an 80's style of glows.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-09.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-09.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Drips created using Photoshop brushes.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-12.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-12.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Creating shapes using repetition.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </section>
      <footer>
        <a href="http://twitter.com/nickrp"><img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt="Twitter Logo"></a>
        <a href="http://facebook.com/nickpettit"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="Facebook Logo"></a>
        <p>&copy; 2014 Nick Pettit.</p>
      </footer>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>
Jonathan Vizcarrondo
Jonathan Vizcarrondo
6,520 Points
Jonathan Vizcarrondo
Jonathan Vizcarrondo
6,520 Points

Try it this way;

wrapper {

max-width: 940px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 5%; }

2 Answers

Given Hirschau
Given Hirschau
1,968 Points
Given Hirschau
Given Hirschau
1,968 Points

Hey Enrique Villalobos,

This is wrong #wrapper { margin: 0 center }

It needs to be #wrapper { margin: 0 auto }

Ahmed Hassan
Ahmed Hassan
5,533 Points
Ahmed Hassan
Ahmed Hassan
5,533 Points

Hi Enrique,

The value "center" is not supported by the property "margin". when you have margins set to "auto" the contents shall be centered in its parent element.

Use:

wrapper {

margin: 0 auto; } This should do the trick! Note: you can replace the "0" value to any length based dimension of your choice.

Enrique Villalobos
Enrique Villalobos
1,174 Points

Hey Thanks Guys!! Im new to the site i was able to proceed awhile back, I didn't know how to reply to you guys :") ha, But thanks!:)