center aligning a fixed position div

Question

I\'m trying to get a div that has position:fixed center aligned on my page.

I\'ve always been able to do it with absolutely positioned divs using this \

Answer 1

You could use flexbox for this as well.

.wrapper {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  
  /* this is what centers your element in the fixed wrapper*/
  display: flex;
  flex-flow: column nowrap;
  justify-content: center; /* aligns on vertical for column */
  align-items: center; /* aligns on horizontal for column */
  
  /* just for styling to see the limits */
  border: 2px dashed red;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.element {
  width: 200px;
  height: 80px;

  /* Just for styling */
  background-color: lightyellow;
  border: 2px dashed purple;
}

 
  
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