New to CSS. I am trying to center nested divs using the code below

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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T09:19:24+00:00 2026-05-27T09:19:24+00:00

New to CSS. I am trying to center nested divs using the code below

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New to CSS.

I am trying to center nested divs using the code below

HTML

<html>
    <head>
        <title>My website</title>
        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/main.css" />
    </head>
    <body>
        <div id="wrapper">
            <div id="formpanel">
                <div id="loginForm">
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </body>
</html>

CSS

body {
    margin: 0;
    background : #90ADB7 url('images/background.png') repeat-x;
    font-family: verdana, sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.85em;

}

#wrapper {
    width: 960px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    border-style:solid;
    padding: 190px 0;
}

#formpanel {
    width: 400px;
    height: 400px;
    background-color: yellow;
    margin: auto;
}

#loginForm {
    margin: auto;
    width: 50%;
    height: 50%;
    background-color:blue;
}

the problem is that the innermost div (#loginForm) flushes with the top edge of the outer div (#formpanel). How should I center the inner div ?

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