Center

Import#

import { Center, Square, Circle } from '@chakra-ui/react'

• Center: centers its child given width and height
• Square: centers its child given size (width and height)
• Circle: a Square with round border-radius
• AbsoluteCenter: centers relative to its parent by given axis

Usage#

Put any child element inside it, give it any width or/and height, it'll ensure the child is centered.

<Center bg='tomato' h='100px' color='white'>
  This is the Center
</Center>

With icons#

Center can be used to create frames around icons or numbers.

<HStack>
  <Center w='40px' h='40px' bg='tomato' color='white'>
    <PhoneIcon />
  </Center>
  <Center w='40px' h='40px' bg='tomato' color='white'>
    <Box as='span' fontWeight='bold' fontSize='lg'>
      1
    </Box>
  </Center>
</HStack>

Square and Circle#

To reduce boilerplate, we've exported Square and Circle components that automatically centers its children given the size.

<HStack>
  <Circle size='40px' bg='tomato' color='white'>
    <PhoneIcon />
  </Circle>
  <Square size='40px' bg='purple.700' color='white'>
    <PhoneIcon />
  </Square>
</HStack>

AbsoluteCenter#

Used to horizontally and vertically center an element relative to its parent dimensions. Uses the position: absolute strategy. Takes axis prop which is could be "both" (by default), "horizontal" or "vertical".

<Box position='relative' h='100px'>
  <AbsoluteCenter bg='tomato' p='4' color='white' axis='both'>
    <PhoneIcon />
  </AbsoluteCenter>
</Box>

Props#

Center inherits all props from the Box component.