How can I center the elements in the containers on my Webflow landing page and keep the styling unchanged?

Published on
September 22, 2023

To center elements in containers on your Webflow landing page while keeping the styling unchanged, you can follow these steps:

  1. Inspect the container element: Open your Webflow project and go to the page containing the container you want to center the elements in. Inspect the container element by right-clicking on it and selecting "Inspect" or "Inspect element" from the context menu.

  2. Identify the container class: In the browser developer tools, look for the class name of the container element. It usually starts with a dot (.) or a hashtag (#). Make a note of the class name as you will need it for the next steps.

  3. Add a new custom CSS class: In the Webflow Designer, click on the "Add Class" button in the right sidebar. Give the class a meaningful name, such as "centered-container", and press Enter.

  4. Apply the class to the container: With the newly created class selected, go to the "Selector" field in the right sidebar and type in the container class name you identified earlier. For example, if the container class is ".container", you would enter ".container.centered-container" in the field.

  5. Add CSS code to center elements: In the "Style" tab of the right sidebar, click on the plus sign (+) next to "Typical styles" to expand the options. Click on "Position" and choose "Relative". Then, click on "Transform" and choose "TranslateX". Set the value to 50% and press Enter. This will horizontally center the elements within the container.

  6. Publish your changes: Once you have made all the necessary adjustments, click the "Publish" button in the top-right corner of the Webflow Designer to make your changes live.

By following these steps, you will be able to center the elements within the containers on your Webflow landing page while preserving the existing styling.

Additional Questions:

  1. How can I horizontally center elements within a container in Webflow?
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  3. How do I maintain the original styling while centering elements in Webflow containers?