I don't quite understand the Material UI grid system. If I want to use a form component for login, what is the easiest way to center it on the screen on all devices (mobile and desktop)?
Since you are going to use this on a login page. Here is a code I used in a Login page using Material UI
Material UI v5
<Grid
container
spacing={0}
direction="column"
alignItems="center"
justifyContent="center"
sx={{ minHeight: '100vh' }}
>
<Grid item xs={3}>
<LoginForm />
</Grid>
</Grid>
Material UI v4 and below
<Grid
container
spacing={0}
direction="column"
alignItems="center"
justify="center"
style={{ minHeight: '100vh' }}
>
<Grid item xs={3}>
<LoginForm />
</Grid>
</Grid>
this will make this login form at the center of the screen.
But still, IE doesn't support the Material-UI Grid and you will see some misplaced content in IE.
As pointed by @max, another option is,
<Grid container justifyContent="center">
<Your centered component/>
</Grid>
Please note that versions Material UI v4 and below should use justify="center" instead.
However, using a Grid container without a Grid item is an undocumented behavior.
Update on 2022-06-06
In addition to that, another new and better approach will be using the Box
component.
<Box
display="flex"
justifyContent="center"
alignItems="center"
minHeight="100vh"
>
<YourComponent/>
</Box>
This was originally posted by Killian Huyghe as another answer.
Hope this will help you.