CSS align-items Property

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CSS align-items Property

CSS align-items property specifies the default alignment for items inside the flexible container.

Note: You can use CSS align-self property for each flex item to override the align-items.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> h2+div{ display: flex; flex-direction: row; width: 100%; min-height: 250px; border: 1px solid #8c8c8c; } h2+div > div{ width: 90px; border: 1px solid #8c8c8c; margin: 10px; } #parent{ align-items: stretch; } #parent1{ align-items: center; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS align-items Property</h1> <h2>align-items: stretch; (default)</h2> <div id="parent"> <div>Div 1</div> <div>Div 2</div> <div>Div 3</div> </div> <h2>align-items: center;</h2> <div id="parent1"> <div>Div 1</div> <div>Div 2</div> <div>Div 3</div> </div> </body> </html>

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Syntax

Using CSS

element{ align-items: center; }

Using Javascript

object.style.alignItems="center";

Animatable

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

Default Value

Default value for CSS align-items property is stretch.

Property Value

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

Value	Explanation
stretch	Items are stretched to fit the container.
center	Items are placed at the center of the container.
flex-start	Items are placed at the start of the container.
flex-end	Items are placed at the end of the container.
baseline	Items are placed at the baseline of the container.

Using JavaScript

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

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> #parent{ display: flex; flex-direction: row; width: 100%; min-height: 250px; border: 1px solid #8c8c8c; } #parent > div{ width: 90px; border: 1px solid #8c8c8c; margin: 10px; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS align-items Property</h1> <div id="parent"> <div>Div 1</div> <div>Div 2</div> <div>Div 3</div> </div> <button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button> <script> var x = document.getElementById("parent"); function myFunction(){ x.style.alignItems = "center"; } </script> </body> </html>

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