How can I center align a div without knowing the width?

Question

I\'ve looked this up and the outlook seems bleak. I\'m not interested in using a table. I have 6 or so \'a element\' inline-blocks that make up a menu. It\'s slick, except all t

Answer 1

If you need it centered and dynamically shrinking/expanding to accommodate the content without knowing the width, then your only option really is using a table. It is the only elastic element in HTML repertoire.

    

        

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P.S. You can have a div to shrink dynamically as well by setting the float property to float:left or float:right. So it will stick to the left or the right, but you can't have it centered this way.