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AndrewLeonardi
AndrewLeonardi

Reputation: 3512

Centered and aligned left - Bootstrap

I'm trying to figure out how to have a list of items centered in the page but aligned left so they're flush. I'm using bootstrap. Example: enter image description here

I'd like the text in the center of the page - aligned left 

<ul class='text-center'>
 <li class='text-left'> Short Item #1 </li>
 <li class='text-left'> Much Longer Item #2 </li>
 <li class='text-left'> Short Item #3 </li>
 <li class='text-left'> Much Much Longer Item #3 </li>
</ul>

Upvotes: 0

Views: 58

Answers (2)

Jos van Weesel
Jos van Weesel

Reputation: 2198

Edited so that it resembles OP's picture:

body {
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
}

.container {
  position: relative;
  height: 200px;
}

.flex-container {
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

.text-center {
  background: pink;
}
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<div class="container">
  <div class="flex-container">
    <ul class='text-center'>
      <li class='text-left'> Short Item #1 </li>
      <li class='text-left'> Much Longer Item #2 </li>
      <li class='text-left'> Short Item #3 </li>
      <li class='text-left'> Much Much Longer Item #3 </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</div>

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Upvotes: 2

Robert
Robert

Reputation: 6967

The following solution is specific to Bootstrap 4, but allows you to center an element respective of content-determined width:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-WskhaSGFgHYWDcbwN70/dfYBj47jz9qbsMId/iRN3ewGhXQFZCSftd1LZCfmhktB" crossorigin="anonymous">

<div class="container-fluid">
  <div class="row bg-light">
    <div class="col-auto mx-auto">
      <ul class="bg-secondary text-light">
      <li>Short Item #1</li>
      <li>Much Longer Item #2 </li>
      <li>Short Item #3</li>
      <li>Much Much Longer Item #3</li>
      </ul>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

The .col-auto class also accepts breakpoints, so you could enhance responsiveness by forcing different column behaviors at different breakpoints. The mx-auto class forces the left and right margins to be even, resulting in centering the column on your screen.

Upvotes: 1

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