Center
Center is a layout component that centers its child within itself.
Import#
import { Center, Square, Circle } from '@chakra-ui/react'
- Center: centers its child given
width
andheight
- Square: centers its child given
size
(width and height) - Circle: a
Square
with roundborder-radius
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>