What's the best way to center align a Bootstrap modal vertically on the page?

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What's the best way to center align a Bootstrap modal vertically on the page?

Asked on Sep 28, 2025

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In Bootstrap 5, centering a modal vertically is straightforward using the built-in modal-dialog-centered class. This class ensures the modal is centered vertically within the viewport.

<!-- BEGIN COPY / PASTE -->
        <div class="modal fade" id="myModal" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="exampleModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
            <div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered">
                <div class="modal-content">
                    <div class="modal-header">
                        <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLabel">Modal title</h5>
                        <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
                    </div>
                    <div class="modal-body">
                        This is a vertically centered modal.
                    </div>
                    <div class="modal-footer">
                        <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
                        <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        <!-- END COPY / PASTE -->

Additional Comment:

The modal-dialog-centered class is added to the modal-dialog div to center the modal vertically.
Ensure that your modal is initialized correctly with the necessary Bootstrap JavaScript components.
Use data-bs-dismiss and data-bs-toggle attributes for Bootstrap's modal functionality.

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What's the best way to center align a Bootstrap modal vertically on the page?

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