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Centering a webpage without the wrapper div

Whether you knew it or not...still, most don't; you can center a webpage by directly styling the body tag. How is this possible you ask? Well, the sole purpose of the wrapper div is to give IE5 the support it needs to center correctly; so if you're anything like me (or Microsoft) - you're putting an end to your IE5 development. The following method works pefectly in IE6+, Mozilla/Firefox (all), Opera7+, and Safari(all).

Centering a webpage with CSS

body { 

  margin:0 auto;

  width:760px;

  /* adjust width as needed */

}

Voila!

Your page is centered! And yes, it really is that simple.

Todays question and book information

The winner of today’s contest will receive a copy of 101 Essential Tips, Tricks, and Hacksfor CSS by Rachel Andrew. Describe a hypothetical tag-team cage match-up between Jeffrey Zeldman and Molly Holzschlag vs Eric Meyer and Rachel Andrew Please remember to put your answers encapsulated within a <blockquote> element, and the regular discussion as normal. Awaiting some hilarious responses...