The <code><nowiki><center></nowiki></code> tag in {{w|HTML}} is now deprecated, and there is no easy replacement for it. This template is designed to replicate the tag's functionality using nested <code><nowiki><div></nowiki></code> elements as a workaround: {{clear}}
The <code><<nowiki />center></code> tag in {{w|HTML}} is now deprecated, and there is no one-size-fits-all replacement for it. This template is designed to replicate the tag's functionality using nested <code><<nowiki />div></code> elements as a workaround so that they do not need to be typed in every time something needs to be centered:{{clear}}
<pre><div style="text-align: center;">
<syntaxhighlight lang="html">
<div style="width: auto; margin: auto auto auto auto;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="margin: auto auto auto auto;">
...
...
</div>
</div>
</div></pre>
</div>
</syntaxhighlight>
This way, there is no need to manually type out the needed elements every time something needs to be centered.
: One unnamed parameter, consisting of the text to be centered.
: One unnamed parameter, consisting of the text to be centered.
: {{escape notice}}
; <code>width</code> '''(optional)'''
; <code>width</code> (optional)
: Pass in the desired width; the default value is <code>auto</code>.
: Pass in the desired width (if needed).
; <code>top</code> '''(optional)'''
==== Margins ====
Note that, in CSS, margins specified without directional keywords are specified in the order <code><nowiki>style="margin: [top] [right] [bottom] [left];"</nowiki></code>.
; <code>top</code> (optional)
: Pass in the desired upper margin; the default value is <code>auto</code>.
: Pass in the desired upper margin; the default value is <code>auto</code>.
; <code>bottom</code> '''(optional)'''
; <code>bottom</code> (optional)
: Pass in the desired lower margin; the default value is <code>auto</code>.
: Pass in the desired lower margin; the default value is <code>auto</code>.
; <code>both</code> (optional)
: Pass in a desired size to set both upper and lower margins to the same desired value. This will override <code>top</code> and <code>bottom</code>.
The <center> tag in HTML is now deprecated, and there is no one-size-fits-all replacement for it. This template is designed to replicate the tag's functionality using nested <div> elements as a workaround so that they do not need to be typed in every time something needs to be centered:
<divstyle="text-align: center;"><divstyle="margin: auto auto auto auto;">
...
</div></div>
One unnamed parameter, consisting of the text to be centered.
Note: Pipe characters (|) must be escaped as {{!}} or {{pipe}}, equals signs must be escaped as {{=}} (this may apply to tags as well, e.g. <div style{{=}}"…">), and other special characters and character sequences may need to be escaped accordingly, except for ones inside <nowiki>, <pre>, <math>, and <syntaxhighlight> tags.
width (optional)
Pass in the desired width (if needed).
Margins
Note that, in CSS, margins specified without directional keywords are specified in the order style="margin: [top] [right] [bottom] [left];".
top (optional)
Pass in the desired upper margin; the default value is auto.
bottom (optional)
Pass in the desired lower margin; the default value is auto.
both (optional)
Pass in a desired size to set both upper and lower margins to the same desired value. This will override top and bottom.
