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Asked: 2026-06-16T14:15:42+00:00

I have a very simple problem: I need to center a table inside a

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I have a very simple problem: I need to center a table inside a TD element. If I were using HTML 4 I’d do it like this:

​<table style="border:solid;width: 100%">
    <tr>
        <td align="center">
            <table style="border:solid; width:50%">
                <tr>
                    <td >I must be in the center</td>                    
                </tr>
            </table> 
        </td>                    
    </tr>
</table>​

But I’m trying not to use deprecated attributes and do it the CSS way. I already tried this:

<td style="text-align:center">

And this:

<td style="margin: 0 auto">

And the tables keeps in the left-side of the cell. Any suggestions?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You had the right idea with margin:auto 0; just take off the 0.

    Working example: http://jsfiddle.net/cxnR8/

    <table style="border:solid;width: 100%">
    <tr>
        <td>
            <table style="margin:auto;border:solid; width:50%">
                <tr>
                    <td >I must be in the center</td>                    
                </tr>
            </table> 
        </td>                    
    </tr>
</table>​

    But, more importantly, do you really need to use tables and in-line styling?

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