Question

I have a search setup inside a div but for some reason cannot get it to vertically align center

This is my code –

HTML:

<div class="search">
<input class="searchfield" type="text" placeholder="Search..." value="" />&nbsp;<button class="searchbutton">SEARCH</button>
</div>

CSS:

.search{
padding 0 10px;
font-size:0.8em;
float:right;
height:100%;
display:table;
vertical-align:middle;
}

.searchfield{
display:table-cell;
}

.searchbutton{
display:table-cell;
}

what am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

Add a line-height equal to your font-size.

.search{
  padding 0 10px;
  font-size:0.8em;
  **line-height: 0.8em;**
  float:right;
  height:100%;
  display:table;
  vertical-align:middle;
}