How to center a component in Material-UI and make it responsive?

Question

I don't quite understand the React Material-UI grid system. If I want to use a form component for login, what is the easiest way to center it on the screen on all devices (mobile and desktop)?

Answer 1

Since you are going to use this in a login page. Here is a code I used in a Login page using Material-UI

<Grid
  container
  spacing={0}
  direction="column"
  alignItems="center"
  justify="center"
  style={{ minHeight: '100vh' }}
>

  <Grid item xs={3}>
    <LoginForm />
  </Grid>   

</Grid> 

this will make this login form at the center of the screen.

But still IE doesn't support the Material-UI Grid and you will see some misplaced content in IE.

Hope this will help you.

Answer 2

Another option is:

<Grid container justify = "center">
  <Your centered component/>
</Grid>

Answer 3

The @Nadun's version did not work for me, sizing wasn't working well. Removed the direction="column" or changing it to row, helps with building vertical login forms with responsive sizing.

<Grid
        container
        spacing={0}
        alignItems="center"
        justify="center"
        style={{ minHeight: '100vh' }}
      >
  <Grid item xs={6}>
  </Grid>
</Grid>

Answer 4

Here is another option without a grid:

<div
    style={{
        position: 'absolute', 
        left: '50%', 
        top: '50%',
        transform: 'translate(-50%, -50%)'
    }}
>
    <YourComponent/>
</div>

Answer 5

All you have to do is wrap your content inside a Grid Container tag, specify the spacing, then wrap the actual content inside a Grid Item tag.

 <Grid container spacing={24}>
    <Grid item xs={8}>
      <leftHeaderContent/>
    </Grid>

    <Grid item xs={3}>
      <rightHeaderContent/>
    </Grid>
  </Grid>

Also, I've struggled with material grid a lot, I suggest you checkout flexbox which is built into CSS automatically and you don't need any addition packages to use. Its very easy to learn.

https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/a-guide-to-flexbox/