1. Flexbox & Grid
  2. align-items

Flexbox & Grid

align-items

Utilities for controlling how flex and grid items are positioned along a container's cross axis.

ClassStyles
items-start
align-items: flex-start;
items-end
align-items: flex-end;
items-center
align-items: center;
items-baseline
align-items: baseline;
items-stretch
align-items: stretch;

Examples

Stretch

Use items-stretch to stretch items to fill the container's cross axis:

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<div class="flex items-stretch ...">  <div class="py-4">01</div>  <div class="py-12">02</div>  <div class="py-8">03</div></div>

Start

Use items-start to align items to the start of the container's cross axis:

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<div class="flex items-start ...">  <div class="py-4">01</div>  <div class="py-12">02</div>  <div class="py-8">03</div></div>

Center

Use items-center to align items along the center of the container's cross axis:

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<div class="flex items-center ...">  <div class="py-4">01</div>  <div class="py-12">02</div>  <div class="py-8">03</div></div>

End

Use items-end to align items to the end of the container's cross axis:

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<div class="flex items-end ...">  <div class="py-4">01</div>  <div class="py-12">02</div>  <div class="py-8">03</div></div>

Baseline

Use items-baseline to align items along the container's cross axis such that all of their baselines align:

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<div class="flex items-baseline ...">  <div class="pt-2 pb-6">01</div>  <div class="pt-8 pb-12">02</div>  <div class="pt-12 pb-4">03</div></div>

Responsive design

Prefix an align-items utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

<div class="flex items-stretch md:items-center ...">  <!-- ... --></div>

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.

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