html - Center Align on a Absolutely Positioned Div

Question

div#thing {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0px;
  z-index: 2;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

<div id="thing">
   <p>text text text with no fixed size, variable font</p>
</div>

The div is at the top, but I can't center it with <center> or margin: 0 auto;

Answer 1

Your problem may be solved if you give your div a fixed width, as follows:

div#thing {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0px;
    z-index: 2;
    width:400px;
    margin-left:-200px;
    left:50%;
}