is a symbol that represents the center for purposes of alignment and positioning.
Center
is a symbol that represents the center for purposes of alignment and positioning.
Details
- Center applies to both the horizontal and vertical center positions.
Examples
Basic Examples (4)
Align the contents of a grid with the center:
Grid[{{a, Sqrt[x], b, (x/y), c}}, Alignment -> {Automatic, Center}, Frame -> {True, All}]Align the center of a grid with the baseline of the text:
{x, Grid[{{a, b}, {c, d}}, Frame -> All, BaselinePosition -> Center], y}t = StringJoin@@Table["abcd ", {60}];Framed@Text[Style[t, TextAlignment -> Center]]Place text at the center of the enclosing graphic:
Graphics[{Text["ABCDEF", Center, Center], Circle[]}, Axes -> True, Ticks -> None]History
Introduced in 1988 (1.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1988), Center, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Center.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1988. "Center." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Center.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1988). Center. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Center.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_center, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Center}", year="1988", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Center.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2026_center, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Center}, year={1988}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Center.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}