Aligning a Star Rating to the center of the Div

Question

div.stars {
  display: inline-block;
}

input.star { display: none; }

label.star {
  float: right;
  padding: 10px;
  font-size: 36px;
  color: #444;
  transition: all .2s;
}

input.star:checked ~ label.star:before {
  content: '\f005';
  color: #FD4;
  transition: all .25s;
}

input.star-5:checked ~ label.star:before {
  color: #FE7;
  text-shadow: 0 0 20px #952;
}

input.star-1:checked ~ label.star:before { color: #F62; }

label.star:hover { transform: rotate(-15deg) scale(1.3); }

label.star:before {
  content: '\f006';
  font-family: FontAwesome;
}

<div class="stars">
  <form action="">
    <input class="star star-5" id="star-5" type="radio" name="star"/>
    <label class="star star-5" for="star-5"></label>
    <input class="star star-4" id="star-4" type="radio" name="star"/>
    <label class="star star-4" for="star-4"></label>
    <input class="star star-3" id="star-3" type="radio" name="star"/>
    <label class="star star-3" for="star-3"></label>
    <input class="star star-2" id="star-2" type="radio" name="star"/>
    <label class="star star-2" for="star-2"></label>
    <input class="star star-1" id="star-1" type="radio" name="star"/>
    <label class="star star-1" for="star-1"></label>
  </form>
</div>

How do i align divstars to the center of the div without ruining the hover effect, I'm tried changing the float but it either go right or left, or swap the hover effect, I want to keep it at the center of the div dynamically without moving a bit right or left.

Answer 1

You can try one of the following solutions:

solution #1 (using flexbox):

div.stars {
  display:flex;
  flex-direction:column;
}
div.stars form {
  display:flex;
  align-self:center;
  flex-direction:row-reverse;
}
input.star {
  display: none;
}
label.star {
  display:inline-block;
  padding: 10px;
  font-size: 36px;
  color: #444;
  transition: all .2s;
}
input.star:checked ~ label.star:before {
  content: '\f005';
  color: #FD4;
  transition: all .25s;
}
input.star-5:checked ~ label.star:before {
  color: #FE7;
  text-shadow: 0 0 20px #952;
}
input.star-1:checked ~ label.star:before {
  color: #F62;
}
label.star:hover {
  transform: rotate(-15deg) scale(1.3); 
}
label.star:before {
  content: '\f006';
  font-family: FontAwesome;
}

<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
<div class="stars">
  <form action="">
    <input class="star star-5" id="star-5" type="radio" name="star"/>
    <label class="star star-5" for="star-5"></label>
    <input class="star star-4" id="star-4" type="radio" name="star"/>
    <label class="star star-4" for="star-4"></label>
    <input class="star star-3" id="star-3" type="radio" name="star"/>
    <label class="star star-3" for="star-3"></label>
    <input class="star star-2" id="star-2" type="radio" name="star"/>
    <label class="star star-2" for="star-2"></label>
    <input class="star star-1" id="star-1" type="radio" name="star"/>
    <label class="star star-1" for="star-1"></label>
  </form>
</div>

solution #2 (using text-align):

div.stars {
  text-align:center;
  direction:rtl;
}
div.stars form {
  display:inline-block;
}
input.star {
  display: none;
}
label.star {
  display:inline-block;
  padding: 10px;
  font-size: 36px;
  color: #444;
  transition: all .2s;
}
input.star:checked ~ label.star:before {
  content: '\f005';
  color: #FD4;
  transition: all .25s;
}
input.star-5:checked ~ label.star:before {
  color: #FE7;
  text-shadow: 0 0 20px #952;
}
input.star-1:checked ~ label.star:before {
  color: #F62;
}
label.star:hover {
  transform: rotate(-15deg) scale(1.3); 
}
label.star:before {
  content: '\f006';
  font-family: FontAwesome;
}

<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
<div class="stars">
  <form action="">
    <input class="star star-5" id="star-5" type="radio" name="star"/>
    <label class="star star-5" for="star-5"></label>
    <input class="star star-4" id="star-4" type="radio" name="star"/>
    <label class="star star-4" for="star-4"></label>
    <input class="star star-3" id="star-3" type="radio" name="star"/>
    <label class="star star-3" for="star-3"></label>
    <input class="star star-2" id="star-2" type="radio" name="star"/>
    <label class="star star-2" for="star-2"></label>
    <input class="star star-1" id="star-1" type="radio" name="star"/>
    <label class="star star-1" for="star-1"></label>
  </form>
</div>

solution #3 (without <form> using flexbox):

div.stars {
  display:flex;
  flex-direction:row-reverse;
  justify-content:center;
}
input.star {
  display: none;
}
label.star {
  display:inline;
  padding: 10px;
  font-size: 36px;
  color: #444;
  transition: all .2s;
}
input.star:checked ~ label.star:before {
  content: '\f005';
  color: #FD4;
  transition: all .25s;
}
input.star-5:checked ~ label.star:before {
  color: #FE7;
  text-shadow: 0 0 20px #952;
}
input.star-1:checked ~ label.star:before {
  color: #F62;
}
label.star:hover {
  transform: rotate(-15deg) scale(1.3); 
}
label.star:before {
  content: '\f006';
  font-family: FontAwesome;
}

<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
<div class="stars">
  <input class="star star-5" id="star-5" type="radio" name="star"/>
  <label class="star star-5" for="star-5"></label>
  <input class="star star-4" id="star-4" type="radio" name="star"/>
  <label class="star star-4" for="star-4"></label>
  <input class="star star-3" id="star-3" type="radio" name="star"/>
  <label class="star star-3" for="star-3"></label>
  <input class="star star-2" id="star-2" type="radio" name="star"/>
  <label class="star star-2" for="star-2"></label>
  <input class="star star-1" id="star-1" type="radio" name="star"/>
  <label class="star star-1" for="star-1"></label>
</div>

Hint: With these solutions you don't need the float property!