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POWhat is the least horrible way to center an element with CSS?
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copied!<p>I have html that looks like this:</p> <pre><code><!DOCTYPE html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8">  </head> <body> <header> <h1>Some title thing, who knows</h1> <nav> <ul> <li><a href="one/">One</a></li> <li><a href="two/">Two</a></li> <li><a href="three/">Three</a></li> </ul> </nav> </header> </body> </html> </code></pre> <p>If I give <code>header</code> an auto margin and a width, it's horizontally centered. What's the least horrible way to ensure that it's vertically centered, as well?</p> <p>I am aware of the following articles which provide some discussion of the topic:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://blog.themeforest.net/tutorials/vertical-centering-with-css/" rel="noreferrer">http://blog.themeforest.net/tutorials/vertical-centering-with-css/</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.vanseodesign.com/css/vertical-centering/" rel="noreferrer">http://www.vanseodesign.com/css/vertical-centering/</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.jakpsatweb.cz/css/css-vertical-center-solution.html" rel="noreferrer">http://www.jakpsatweb.cz/css/css-vertical-center-solution.html</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.brunildo.org/test/vertmiddle.html" rel="noreferrer">http://www.brunildo.org/test/vertmiddle.html</a></li> </ul>

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