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Oleksandr IY
Oleksandr IY

Reputation: 3106

I can't center <ul> <li> into div

I can't make ul to be centered in the div element

        <div class="top-menu">
        <ul class="topnav dropdown" a>
            <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
            <li>
                <a href="#">Tutorials</a>
                <ul class="subnav">
                    <li>
                    <a href="#">Sub Nav Link</a>
                        <ul class="subnav">
                            <li><a href="#">Sub Nav Link</a>
                                <ul class="subnav">
                                    <li><a href="#">Sub Nav Link</a></li>
                                    <li><a href="#">Sub Nav Link</a></li>
                                </ul> 
                            </li>
                            <li><a href="#">Sub Nav Link</a></li>
                        </ul>            
                    </li>
                    <li><a href="#">Sub Nav Link</a></li>
                </ul>
            </li>
            <li>
                <a href="#">Resources</a>
                <ul class="subnav">
                    <li><a href="#">Sub Nav Link</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#">Sub Nav Link</a></li>
                </ul>
            </li>
            <li><a href="#">About Us</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Advertise</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Submit</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Contact Us</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>

and css style

.top-menu{
    width:100%;
    text-align:center;

}
ul.topnav {
    border:1px solid black;
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0 20px;    
    margin: auto;
    width: 100%;
    background: #222;
    background: url(topnav_bg.gif) repeat-x;
}
ul.topnav li {
    float: left;
    margin: 0;  
    padding: 0 15px 0 0;
    position: relative; /*--Declare X and Y axis base for sub navigation--*/
    display: inline; 
}

what is wrong? fiddle is here http://jsfiddle.net/m82LK/2/, Thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 345

Answers (4)

codeaddict
codeaddict

Reputation: 879

Edit: This works. I also added the box-sizing:border-box so that the padding on the UL doesn't affect it's width (before it was pushed off the right of the screen). Here is an updated fiddle http://jsfiddle.net/m82LK/11/

* {
    box-sizing:border-box;
    -webkit-box-sizing:border-box;
    -moz-box-sizing:border-box;
}
.top-menu{
    width:100%;
    text-align:center;

}
ul.topnav {
    border:1px solid black;
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0 20px;    
    margin: auto;
    width: 100%;
    background: #222;
    background: url(topnav_bg.gif) repeat-x;
}
ul.topnav li {
    display:inline-block;
    margin: 0;  
    padding: 0 15px 0 0;
    position: relative; /*--Declare X and Y axis base for sub navigation--*/

}
ul.topnav li a{
    padding: 10px 5px;
    color: #aaaaaa;
    display: block;
    text-decoration: none;
    display:inline-block;
}
ul.topnav li a:hover{
    background: url(topnav_hover.gif) no-repeat center top;
}
ul.topnav li span { /*--Drop down trigger styles--*/
    width: 17px;
    height: 35px;
    display:inline-block;
    background: url(subnav_btn.gif) no-repeat center top;
}
ul.topnav li span.subhover {background-position: center bottom; cursor: pointer;} /*--Hover effect for trigger--*/
ul.topnav li ul.subnav {
    list-style: none;
    position: absolute; /*--Important - Keeps subnav from affecting main navigation flow--*/
    left: 0; top: 35px;
    background: #333;
    margin: 0; padding: 0;
    display: none;
    float:left;
    width: 170px;
    border: 1px solid #111;
}
ul.topnav li ul.subnav li{
    margin: 0; padding: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid #252525; /*--Create bevel effect--*/
    border-bottom: 1px solid #444; /*--Create bevel effect--*/
    clear: both;
    width: 170px;
}
html ul.topnav li ul.subnav li a {
    display:inline-block;
    width: 145px;
    background: #333 url(dropdown_linkbg.gif) no-repeat 10px center;
    padding-left: 20px;
}
html ul.topnav li ul.subnav li a:hover { /*--Hover effect for subnav links--*/
    background: #222 url(dropdown_linkbg.gif) no-repeat 10px center; 
}

Upvotes: 0

Naruto Dev
Naruto Dev

Reputation: 1003

replace ul.topnav with this:

ul.topnav {
    border:1px solid black;
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0 20px;    
    background: url(topnav_bg.gif) repeat-x; // or #222 based on ur requirement
    display: inline-block;
}

Upvotes: 1

web-tiki
web-tiki

Reputation: 103760

See this FIDDLE

CSS:

.top-menu {
    width:100%;
    text-align:center;
}
ul.topnav {
    border:1px solid black;
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0 20px;
    margin: auto;
    width: 100%;
    background: #222;
    background: url(topnav_bg.gif) repeat-x;
}
ul.topnav li {
    display:inline-block;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0 15px 0 0;
    position: relative;
    /*--Declare X and Y axis base for sub navigation--*/
}
ul.topnav li a {
    padding: 10px 5px;
    color: #aaaaaa;
    display: block;
    text-decoration: none;
}
ul.topnav li a:hover {
    background: url(topnav_hover.gif) no-repeat center top;
}
ul.topnav li span {
    /*--Drop down trigger styles--*/
    width: 17px;
    height: 35px;
    float: left;
    background: url(subnav_btn.gif) no-repeat center top;
}
ul.topnav li span.subhover {
    background-position: center bottom;
    cursor: pointer;
}
/*--Hover effect for trigger--*/
 ul.topnav li ul.subnav {
    list-style: none;
    position: absolute;
    /*--Important - Keeps subnav from affecting main navigation flow--*/
    left: 0;
    top: 35px;
    background: #333;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    display: none;
    float: left;
    width: 170px;
    border: 1px solid #111;
}
ul.topnav li ul.subnav li {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid #252525;
    /*--Create bevel effect--*/
    border-bottom: 1px solid #444;
    /*--Create bevel effect--*/
    clear: both;
    width: 170px;
}
html ul.topnav li ul.subnav li a {
    float: left;
    width: 145px;
    background: #333 url(dropdown_linkbg.gif) no-repeat 10px center;
    padding-left: 20px;
}
html ul.topnav li ul.subnav li a:hover {
    /*--Hover effect for subnav links--*/
    background: #222 url(dropdown_linkbg.gif) no-repeat 10px center;
}

Upvotes: 1

McAden
McAden

Reputation: 13972

Remove the float: left on your li and use inline-block. Add text-align: center to your ul

See updated fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/m82LK/3/

Upvotes: 0

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