css single or multiple line vertical align

For this you can use display:table-cell property:

.inline {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 1em;
}
.wrap {
  display: table;
  height:  100px;
  width:   160px;
  padding: 10px;
  border:  thin solid darkgray;
}
.wrap p {
  display:        table-cell;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
<div class="inline">
  <div class="wrap">
    <p>Example of single line.</p>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="inline">
  <div class="wrap">
    <p>To look best, text should really be centered inside.</p>
  </div>
</div>

But it works IE8 & above. Read this article for more info: CSS Tricks: Vertically Center Multi-Lined Text.

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