How can I center an image horizontally and aligned to the bottom of the container at the same time?
I have been able to center the image horizontally by its self. I have also been able to align the bottom of the container by its self. But I have not been able to do both at the same time.
Here is what I have:
.image_block {
width: 175px;
height: 175px;
position: relative;
margin: 0 auto;
}
.image_block a img {
position: absolute;
bottom: 0;
}
<div class="image_block">
<a href="..."><img src="..." border="0"></a>
</div>
That code aligns the image to the bottom of the div. What do I need to add/change to make it also center the image horizontally inside the div? The image size is not known before hand but it will be 175x175 or less.
.image_block {
width: 175px;
height: 175px;
position: relative;
}
.image_block a {
width: 100%;
text-align: center;
position: absolute;
bottom: 0px;
}
.image_block img {
/* nothing specific */
}
explanation: an element positioned absolutely will be relative to the closest parent which has a non-static positioning. i'm assuming you're happy with how your .image_block
displays, so we can leave the relative positioning there.
as such, the <a>
element will be positioned relative to the .image_block
, which will give us the bottom alignment. then, we text-align: center
the <a>
element, and give it a 100% width so that it is the size of .image_block
.
the <img>
within <a>
will then center appropriately.
This also works (taken a hint from this question)
.image_block {
height: 175px;
width:175px;
position:relative;
}
.image_block a img{
margin:auto; /* Required */
position:absolute; /* Required */
bottom:0; /* Aligns at the bottom */
left:0;right:0; /* Aligns horizontal center */
max-height:100%; /* images bigger than 175 px */
max-width:100%; /* will be shrinked to size */
}
This is tricky; the reason it's failing is that you can't position via margin or text-align while absolutely positioned.
If the image is alone in the div, then I recommend something like this:
.image_block {
width: 175px;
height: 175px;
line-height: 175px;
text-align: center;
vertical-align: bottom;
}
You may need to stick the vertical-align
call on the image instead; not really sure without testing it. Using vertical-align
and line-height
is going to treat you a lot better, though, than trying to mess around with absolute positioning.
wouldn't
margin-left:auto;
margin-right:auto;
added to the .image_block
a img do the trick?
Note that that won't work in IE6 (maybe 7 not sure)
there you will have to do on .image_block
the container Div
text-align:center;
position:relative;
could be a problem too.
Remove the position: relative;
line. I'm not sure why exactly but it fixes it for me.
have you tried:
.image_block{
text-align: center;
vertical-align: bottom;
}
#header2
{
display: table-cell;
vertical-align: bottom;
background-color:Red;
}
<div style="text-align:center; height:300px; width:50%;" id="header2">
<div class="right" id="header-content2">
<p>this is a test</p>
</div>
</div>