I would use translate:
First position the div's top left corner at the center of the page (using position: fixed; top: 50%; left: 50%). Then, translate moves it up by 50% of the div's height to center it vertically on the page. Finally, translate also moves the div to the right by 50% of it's width to center it horizontally.
I actually think that this method is better than many of the others, since it does not require any changes on the parent element.
translate is better than translate3d in some scenarios due to it being supported by a greater number of browsers. https://caniuse.com/#feat=transforms2d
To sum it up, this method is supported on all versions of Chrome, Firefox 3.5+, Opera 11.5+, all versions of Safari, IE 9+, and Edge.
.centered {
position: fixed;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-webkit-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-moz-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-o-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-ms-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
font-size: 20px;
background-color: cyan;
border: darkgreen 5px solid;
padding: 5px;
z-index: 100;
}
table {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
}
td {
position: relative;
top: 0;
left: 0;
}
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is centered
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Notice, however, that this method makes this div stay in one place while the page is being scrolled. This may be what you want but if not, there is another method.
Now, if we try the same CSS, but with position set to absolute, it will be in the center of the last parent that has an absolute position.
.centered {
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-webkit-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-moz-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-o-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-ms-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
font-size: 20px;
background-color: cyan;
border: darkgreen 5px solid;
padding: 5px;
z-index: 100;
}
table {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
}
td {
position: relative;
top: 0;
left: 0;
}
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This div
is centered
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, nam sint laoreet at, his ne sumo causae, simul decore deterruisset ne mel. Exerci atomorum est ut. At choro vituperatoribus usu. Dico epicurei persequeris quo ex, ea ius zril phaedrum eloquentiam, duo in aperiam admodum fuisset. No quidam consequuntur usu, in amet hinc simul eos. Ex soleat meliore percipitur mea, nihil omittam salutandi ut eos. Mea et impedit facilisi pertinax, ea viris graeci fierent pri, te sonet intellegebat his. Vis denique albucius instructior ad, ex eum iudicabit elaboraret. Sit ea intellegam liberavisse. Nusquam quaestio maiestatis ut qui, eam decore altera te. Unum cibo aliquip ut qui, te mea doming prompta. Ex rebum interesset nam, te nam zril suscipit, qui suavitate explicari appellantur te. Usu brute corpora mandamus eu. Dicit soluta his eu. In sint consequat sed, quo ea tota petentium. Adhuc prompta splendide mel ad, soluta delenit nec cu.
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, dico choro recteque te cum, ex omnesque consectetuer sed, alii esse utinam et has. An qualisque democritum usu. Ea has habeo labores, laoreet intellegat te mea. Eius equidem inermis vel ne. Ne eum sonet labitur, nec id natum munere. Primis graecis est cu, quis dictas eu mea, eu quem offendit forensibus nec. Id animal mandamus his, vis in sonet tempor luptatum. Ne civibus oporteat comprehensam vix, per facete discere atomorum eu. Mucius probatus volutpat sit an, sumo nominavi democritum eam ut. Ea sit choro graece debitis, per ex verear voluptua epicurei. Id eum wisi dicat, ea sit velit doming cotidieque, eu sea amet delenit. Populo tacimates dissentiunt has cu. Has wisi hendrerit at, et quo doming putent docendi. Ea nibh vide omnium usu.
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