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Centering fluid div having max-width

I'm trying to center my content div. It's set to 100%, and the div is contained in body, which is also set to 100%. I have a max-width: 1400px because I don't want my content to stretch more than that if the screen resolution is higher. The thing is, it doesn't work using margin: auto. My content stands on the left, uncentered on screen wider than 1400px.

If I delete the max-width, everything is perfectly centered on wide screens, but the content is stretched to the the whole screen...

#content {
width: 100%;
height: auto;
position: absolute;
top: 400px;
margin: 0 auto;
margin-top: 50px;
display: none;
max-width: 1400px;

}

Solution

  • Easiest way to achieve this, is to set the width property to the max width you need, and add max-width: 100%;. This will prevent it from being bigger than 100% but still go up to the max width. Also, you should remove the absolute positioning:

    JS Fiddle