CSS align-content Property

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CSS align-content Property

CSS align-content property aligns the flex items along a flexbox's cross-axis or a grid's block axis.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> h2+div{ display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; width: 350px; min-height: 350px; border: 1px solid #8c8c8c; } h2+div > div{ border: 1px solid #267326; color: #fff; width: 70px; height: 70px; } #parent{ align-content: stretch; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS align-content Property</h1> <h2>align-content: stretch; (default)</h2> <div id="parent"> <div>Div 1</div> <div>Div 2</div> <div>Div 3</div> <div>Div 4</div> <div>Div 5</div> <div>Div 6</div> <div>Div 7</div> </div> </body> </html>

Syntax

Using CSS

element{ align-content: center; }

Using Javascript

object.style.alignContent="center";

Animatable

No, align-content property is not animatable. CSS Animatable Properties Reference.

Default Value

Default value for CSS align-content property is stretch.

Property Value

The following table provides a list of values for CSS align-content property.

ValueExplanation
stretchItems stretch to take up the remaining space.
centerItems are placed at the center of the container.
flex-startItems are placed at the start of the container.
flex-endItems are placed at the end of the container.
space-betweenItems are placed in such a manner, where the space between each rows / columns is maximum.
space-aroundItems are placed in such a manner, where the space around each rows / columns is equal.
space-evenlyItems are placed in such a manner, where the each rows / columns is evenly spaced.

Using JavaScript

In the following example, we will demonstrate how to change the CSS align-content property of an element using JavaScript.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> #parent{ display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; width: 350px; min-height: 350px; border: 1px solid #8c8c8c; } #parent > div{ border: 1px solid #267326; color: #fff; width: 70px; height:70px; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS align-content Property</h1> <div id="parent"> <div>Div 1</div> <div>Div 2</div> <div>Div 3</div> <div>Div 4</div> <div>Div 5</div> <div>Div 6</div> <div>Div 7</div> </div> <button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button> <script> var x = document.getElementById("parent"); function myFunction(){ x.style.alignContent = "space-evenly"; } </script> </body> </html>

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