How to Center an Image Between the Containers

It is now a common question “How to make the image responsive and keep it in between the containers”. Follow the given steps to solve this problem.

Create HTML

Create three <div> elements with the following <span class="attribute">class</span> names: "left", "right" and "center".
Copy and paste the link of the image you want to center with the <span class="attribute">src</span> attribute of the <img> and place it within the third <div>.

How to cretae HTML <div> elements with classes "left", "right" and "center"?

<div class="left"></div>
<div class="right"></div>
<div class="center">
  <img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1542546068979-b6affb46ea8f?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=334&q=80" />
</div>

Add CSS

Set the background-color for both the right and left containers.
Define the width and the height of containers.
Make the elements float to left and right with the float property.
Set the <span class="property">height</span>, <span class="property">background-color</span> for the middle container and set its overflow to "hidden".

How to style an HTML element using CSS width, height, float and background-color properties?

.left {
  background-color: #de6502;
  width: 150px;
  height: 600px;
  float: left;
}
.right {
  background-color: #1c87c9;
  width: 150px;
  height: 600px;
  float: right;
}
.center {
  height: 600px;
  background-color: #cccccc;
  overflow: hidden;
}

So, here’s the full code

Example of centering an image between containers with the float property:

An example of how to center an image between the containers

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      body {
        background-color: #ffffff;
      }
      .left {
        background-color: #de6502;
        width: 150px;
        height: 600px;
        float: left;
      }
      .right {
        background-color: #1c87c9;
        width: 150px;
        height: 600px;
        float: right;
      }
      .center {
        height: 600px;
        background-color: #cccccc;
        overflow: hidden;
        text-align: center;
      }
      img {
        max-width: 100%;
        height: auto;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="left"></div>
    <div class="right"></div>
    <div class="center">
      <img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1542546068979-b6affb46ea8f?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=334&q=80" />
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

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Result

<div class="demo px-2.5 mt-1 mb-5"> XFI5 </div> XFI6 </div> <div class="center"> </div> </div> ### Example of centering an image between containers with the "flex" value of the display property:

Example of centering an image between containers with the "flex" value of the display property

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      body {
        background-color: #ffffff;
      }
      .center {
        flex-grow: 1;
        background-color: #cccccc;
        overflow: hidden;
        text-align: center;
      }
      .flex {
        flex-basis: 100%;
        display: flex;
      }
      .flex div {
        flex-basis: 150px;
        height: 600px;
      }
      .flex div:first-child {
        background-color: #1c87c9;
      }
      .flex div:last-child {
        background-color: #de6502;
      }
      img {
        max-width: 100%;
        height: auto;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="flex">
      <div></div>
      <div class="center">
        <img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1542546068979-b6affb46ea8f?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=334&q=80" />
      </div>
      <div></div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

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Example of centering an image between containers with the "inline-block" value of the display property:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      body {
        background-color: #ffffff;
      }
      .content {
        width: 100%;
      }
      .content div {
        display: inline-block;
        width: 150px;
        height: 600px;
      }
      .content div:first-child {
        background-color: pink;
      }
      .content div:last-child {
        background-color: purple;
      }
      .content .center {
        width: calc(100% - 300px);
        background-color: lightblue;
        overflow: hidden;
        text-align: center;
        margin: 0 -5px;
      }
      img {
        max-width: 100%;
        height: auto;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="content">
      <div></div>
      <div class="center">
        <img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1542546068979-b6affb46ea8f?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=334&q=80" />
      </div>
      <div></div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

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