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HTML: <center> tag

This HTML tutorial explains how to use the HTML element called the <center> tag with syntax and examples.

Description

The HTML <center> tag is used to center the text horizontally in the HTML document. Since this tag was removed in HTML5, it is recommended that you use the CSS text-align property to format the text horizontally in the document. This tag is also commonly referred to as the <center> element.

WARNING: The <center> tag has been removed in HTML5. Use CSS instead such as the text-align property.

Syntax

In HTML, the syntax for the <center> tag is:

<body>
<center>
  <p>Your centered text goes here</p>
</center>
</body>

Sample Output

Attributes

Only the Global Attributes apply to the <center> tag. There are no attributes that are specific to the <center> tag.

Note

  • The HTML <center> element is found within the <body> tag.
  • The <center> tag is obsolete in HTML5. Use the CSS text-align property instead to format the horizontal alignment of the text.

Browser Compatibility

The <center> tag has basic support with the following browsers:

  • Chrome
  • Android
  • Firefox (Gecko)
  • Firefox Mobile (Gecko)
  • Internet Explorer (IE)
  • Edge Mobile
  • Opera
  • Opera Mobile
  • Safari (WebKit)
  • Safari Mobile

Example

We will discuss the <center> tag below, exploring examples of how to use the <center> tag in HTML5, HTML 4.01 Transitional, XHTML 1.0 Transitional, XHTML 1.0 Strict, and XHTML 1.1.

  • HTML5
  • HTML4
  • XHTML

HTML5 Document

You can not use the <center> tag in HTML5. Instead, use the CSS text-align property to format the horizontal alignment of the text.

HTML 4.01 Transitional Document

If you created a new web page in HTML 4.01 Transitional, your <center> tag might look like this:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<title>HTML 4.01 Transitional Example by www.techonthenet.com</title>
</head>

<body>
<h1>Heading 1</h1>
<center>
  <p>Your centered text goes here</p>
</center>
</body>

</html>

In this HTML 4.01 Transitional Document example, the text in the <p> tag would be centered horizontally.

XHTML 1.0 Transitional Document

If you created a new web page in XHTML 1.0 Transitional, your <center> tag might look like this:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>XHMTL 1.0 Transitional Example by www.techonthenet.com</title>
</head>

<body>
<h1>Heading 1</h1>
<center>
  <p>Your centered text goes here</p>
</center>
</body>

</html>

In this XHTML 1.0 Transitional Document example, the text in the <p> tag would be centered horizontally.

XHTML 1.0 Strict Document

You can not use the <center> tag in XHTML 1.0 Strict.

XHTML 1.1 Document

You can not use the <center> tag in XHTML 1.1.

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