Center Align on a Absolutely Positioned Div

Question

div#thing {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0px;
  z-index: 2;
  margin: 0 auto;
}


   
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Answer 1

To center it both vertically and horizontally do this:

div#thing {
   position: absolute;
   left: 50%;
   top: 50%;
   transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}