Text not centered in div

Question

* {margin: 0;}
   
div {
  background-color:#bad455;
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  top:50%;
  left:50%;
  position:fixed;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  text-align:center;
}

div:hover {
  box-shadow: 3px 5px 50px 5px;
  display:inline-block;
  border-radius:10%;
  transform:skewX(50deg);
}
div p {
  top:50%;
  position:relative;
}

<div>
  <p>oooo</p>
</div>

When I did top:50% and set the position:relative , I was expecting this text to go in the middle. But now I can see it isn't exactly in the middle of it. If someone could explain I would be grateful!

The top of the text is 50% from top, so the text isn't vertically centered — IiroP, Jun 27 '18 at 09:38

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 27 '18 at 09:44

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Use transform: translateY(-50%); to center it correctly

* {
  margin: 0;
}

div {
  background-color: #bad455;
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  position: fixed;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  text-align: center;
}

div:hover {
  box-shadow: 3px 5px 50px 5px;
  display: inline-block;
  border-radius: 10%;
  transform: skewX(50deg);
}

div p {
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  position: relative;
}

<div>
  <p>oooo</p>
</div>

edited Jun 27 '18 at 09:44

UkFLSUI

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answered Jun 27 '18 at 09:42

Nandita Sharma

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I'd say it's still not in the middle (at least in FF) – IiroP Jun 27 '18 at 09:43
it was typo :( fixed it – Nandita Sharma Jun 27 '18 at 09:43

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 27 '18 at 09:46

Another way would be to use flexbox (CSS3). So adding

display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;

To div centers the text.

* {margin: 0;}
   
div {
  background-color:#bad455;
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  top:50%;
  left:50%;
  position:fixed;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  text-align: center;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

div:hover {
  box-shadow: 3px 5px 50px 5px;
  display:inline-block;
  border-radius:10%;
  transform:skewX(50deg);
}

<div>
  <p>oooo</p>
</div>

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Text not centered in div

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