center absolute element

position: absolute;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
left: 0;
right: 0;
text-align: center;

position: absolute;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
left: 0;
right: 0;

#content {
  position: absolute; 
  left: 0; 
  right: 0; 
  margin-left: auto; 
  margin-right: auto; 
  width: 100px; /* Need a specific value to work */
}

.child {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;  /* position the top  edge of the element at the middle of the parent */
    left: 50%; /* position the left edge of the element at the middle of the parent */

    transform: translate(-50%, -50%); /* This is a shorthand of
                                         translateX(-50%) and translateY(-50%) */
}