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text-align: center;

A block of text is a stack of line boxes. In the case of 'start', 'end', 'left', 'right' and 'center', this property specifies how the inline boxes within each line box align within the line box: alignment is not with respect to the viewport or containing block. In the case of 'justify', the UA may stretch the inline boxes in addition to adjusting their positions. (See also the 'text-justify', 'text-justify-trim', 'text-kashida-space', 'letter-spacing' and 'word-spacing')
W3C Working Draft 6 March 2007.