Center Oversized Image in Div

Question

I have been trying to sort out how to center an oversized image within a div using css only.

We are using a fluid layout, so the width of the image containers varies

Answer 1

Building on @yunzen's great answer:

I'm guessing many people searching for this topic are trying use a large image as a "hero" background image, for example on a homepage. In this case, they would often want text to appear over the image and to have it scale down well on mobile devices.

Here is the perfect CSS for such a background image (use it on the tag):

/* Set left edge of inner element to 50% of the parent element */
margin-left: 50%;

/* Move to the left by 50% of own width */
transform: translateX(-50%);

/* Scale image...(101% - instead of 100% - avoids possible 1px white border on left of image due to rounding error */
width: 101%;

/* ...but don't scale it too small on mobile devices - adjust this as needed */
min-width: 1086px;

/* allow content below image to appear on top of image */
position: absolute;
z-index: -1;

/* OPTIONAL - try with/without based on your needs */
top: 0;

/* OPTIONAL - use if your outer element containing the img has "text-align: center" */
left: 0;