<center>

HTML <center> Tag

The center element is deprecated.

A deprecated element or attribute is one that has been outdated.
Deprecated elements may become obsolete in the future, but browsers should continue to support deprecated elements for backward compatibility.

Example

Center text in an HTML page:

<p>This is some text.</p>
<center>This text will be centered.</center>
<p>This is some text.</p>

The output of the code above will be:

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Definition and Usage

The <center> tag is used to center text.

Browser Support

The <center> tag is supported in all major browsers. However, it is deprecated and should be avoided!

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

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Tips and Notes

Tip: Use CSS to center text! In our CSS tutorial you can find more details about centering text.

Standard Attributes

Тег <center> поддерживает следующие стандартные атрибуты:

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
class	classname	Specifies a classname for an element	STF
dir	rtl ltr	Specifies the text direction for the content in an element	STF
id	id	Specifies a unique id for an element	STF
lang	language_code	Specifies a language code for the content in an element	STF
style	style_definition	Specifies an inline style for an element	STF
title	text	Specifies extra information about an element	STF

More information about Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

The <center> tag supports the following event attributes:

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
onclick	script	Script to be run on a mouse click	STF
ondblclick	script	Script to be run on a mouse double-click	STF
onmousedown	script	Script to be run when mouse button is pressed	STF
onmousemove	script	Script to be run when mouse pointer moves	STF
onmouseout	script	Script to be run when mouse pointer moves out of an element	STF
onmouseover	script	Script to be run when mouse pointer moves over an element	STF
onmouseup	script	Script to be run when mouse button is released	STF
onkeydown	script	Script to be run when a key is pressed	STF
onkeypress	script	Script to be run when a key is pressed and released	STF
onkeyup	script	Script to be run when a key is released	STF

More information about Event Attributes.

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