vertical-align: middle doesn't work

Question

The css property vertical-align: middle does not work in this example.

HTML:

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Answer 1

The answer given by Matt K works perfectly fine.

However it is important to note one thing - If the div you are applying it to has absolute positioning, it wont work. For it to work, do this -

   
 
      
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