<!doctype html> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>CSS Test: Flexbox nested containers with align-items: center and flexible items</title> <link rel="match" href="flexbox-align-items-center-nested-001-ref.html"> <link rel="author" href="mailto:emilio@crisal.io" title="Emilio Cobos Álvarez"> <link rel="help" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/css-flexbox-1/#align-items-property"> <style> html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { height: 400px; position: relative; } .container-0 { display: flex; position: absolute; height: 100%; flex-direction: column; } .container-1 { flex: 1 0 auto; display: flex; align-items: center; } .container-2 { height: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; } .content { width: 200px; height: 200px; background: blue; } </style> <body> <div class="container-0"> <div class="container-1"> <div class="container-2"> <div class="content"></div> </div> </div> </div> </body>