html - Vertically center border on paragraphs -


i trying vertically center border around 'about' div class containing 3 paragraphs. border high, want move down vertically center it. can adjust height can't move border down @ all.

<div class='about'> <p> javascript (/ˈdʒɑːvəˌskrɪpt/[5]) high-level, dynamic, untyped, , interpreted programming language. </p> <br> <p> despite naming, syntactic, , standard library similarities, javascript , java otherwise unrelated , have different semantics. </p> <br> <p> javascript used in environments not web-based, such pdf documents, site-specific browsers, , desktop widgets. </p> <br> </div>

here css

.about {     width: 500px;     text-align: center;     margin: auto;     padding-top: 50px;     border-right: 1px solid white;     border-left: 1px solid white;     padding-right: 15px;     padding-left: 15px;     height: 200px;  }

it difficult visualize need without looking @ complete code on jsfiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/njh5scyd/

please help! been trying figure out...

thank you

you should :after , :before pseudo-elements:

/*main.css*/    html, body, h1, h2, h3, h4, div, p, ul, ol, li {  	padding: 0;  	border: 0;  	margin: 0;  	font: inherit;  	font-size: 100%;  	font-family: 'helvetica neue', 'helvetica', 'sans-serif';  	color: white;  	background-color: black;  }    h1 {  	font-size: 70px;  	font-weight: bold;  	text-align: center;  }    h2 {  	font-size: 22px;  	font-weight: 200;  	text-align: center;  	border-bottom: 1px solid white;  	padding-bottom: 10px;  }    h2 strong {  	font-weight: 500;  }    .tagline {  	padding: 15px 0 25px 0;  	width: 700px;  	margin: 0 auto;  }    .links ul li {  	display: inline;  	padding: 20px;  	font-weight: bold;  }    .links {  	text-align: center;  }    .links {  	text-decoration: none;  	color: white;  	text-decoration: underline;  }    .about {  	width: 500px;  	text-align: center;  	margin: auto;  	padding-top: 50px;  	padding-right: 15px;  	padding-left: 15px;    position: relative;  }    .about:before {    position: absolute;    left: 0;    top: 50%;    transform: translatey(-50%);    height: 50%;    border-left: 1px solid white;    content: '';  }    .about:before {    position: absolute;    right: 0;    top: 50%;    transform: translatey(-50%);    height: 50%;    border-right: 1px solid white;    content: '';  }
<body>      <div class='header'>      <h1>daffy duck</h1>      </div>            <div class='tagline'>      <h2>fdsfsdfsdfsdfds <strong>fewfwefwef</strong> fdsfdsfsdf <strong>sdfdfsf</strong></h2>      </div>            <div class='links'>          <ul>              <li><a href='file:///users/frank/desktop/moee.html' target='_self'>home</a></li>              <li><a href='file:///users/frank/desktop/javascrip.html' target='_self'>portfolio</a></li>              <li>resume</li>              <li><a href='file:///users/frank/desktop/game.html' target='_self'>about</a></li>              <li>why me</li>          </ul>      </div>  <div class='about'>  <p>  javascript (/ˈdʒɑːvəˌskrɪpt/[5]) high-level, dynamic, untyped, , interpreted programming language.[6] has been standardized in ecmascript language specification.[7] alongside html , css, 1 of 3 essential technologies of world wide web content production; majority of websites employ , supported modern web browsers without plug-ins.  </p>  <br>  <p>  despite naming, syntactic, , standard library similarities, javascript , java otherwise unrelated , have different semantics. syntax of javascript derived c, while semantics , design influenced self , scheme programming languages.  </p>  <br>  <p>  javascript used in environments not web-based, such pdf documents, site-specific browsers, , desktop widgets. newer , faster javascript virtual machines (vms) , platforms built upon them have increased popularity of javascript server-side web applications.  </p>  <br>  </div>  </body>


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