{"id":21073,"date":"2013-04-11T11:00:42","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T18:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/css-tricks.com\/?page_id=21073"},"modified":"2022-09-28T13:43:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T20:43:59","slug":"align-items","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/css-tricks.com\/almanac\/properties\/a\/align-items\/","title":{"rendered":"align-items"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <code>align-items<\/code> property is related to CSS layout. It effects how elements are aligned both in <a href=https://css-tricks.com/"https:////css-tricks.com//snippets//css//a-guide-to-flexbox///">Flexbox<\/a> and <a href=https://css-tricks.com/"https:////css-tricks.com//snippets//css//complete-guide-grid///">Grid<\/a> layouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre rel=\"CSS\" class=\"wp-block-csstricks-code-block language-css\" data-line=\"3\"><code markup=\"tt\">.container {\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: flex-start;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=https://css-tricks.com/"https:////css-tricks.com//snippets//css//a-guide-to-flexbox//#prop-align-items\"><code>align-items<\/code> in Flexbox<\/a><\/li><li><a href=https://css-tricks.com/"https:////css-tricks.com//snippets//css//complete-guide-grid//#prop-align-items\"><code>align-items<\/code> in Grid<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-syntax\">Syntax<\/h3>\n\n\n<pre rel=\"CSS\" class=\"wp-block-csstricks-code-block language-css\" data-line=\"\"><code markup=\"tt\">align-items: flex-start | flex-end | center | baseline | stretch\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>align-items<\/code> property defines the default behavior for how items are laid out along the <strong>cross axis<\/strong> (perpendicular to the main axis).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine a horizontal flexbox layout. That horizontal flow is the main axis, so align-items is the alignment opposite that, on the vertical axis. Bear in mind that changes when the main axis changes, and the cross axis changes with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can think of <code>align-items<\/code> as the <code>justify-content<\/code> version for the cross-axis (perpendicular to the main-axis).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"explanation\">The rest of this article is fairly focused on flexbox rather than grid. The concepts are still very similar, but there are some differences. For example, in flexbox, the axises can change, where in grid they cannot. That effects things like flexbox having values like <code>flex-start<\/code> where in grid it is just <code>start<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>align-items<\/code> property accepts 5 different values:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><code>flex-start<\/code>: cross-start margin edge of the items is placed on the cross-start line<\/li><li><code>flex-end<\/code>: cross-end margin edge of the items is placed on the cross-end line<\/li><li><code>center<\/code>: items are centered in the cross-axis<\/li><li><code>baseline<\/code>: items are aligned such as their baselines align<\/li><li><code>stretch<\/code> (<strong>default<\/strong>): stretch to fill the container (still respect min-width\/max-width)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following figure helps understand how flex items are layed out depending on the <code>align-items<\/code> value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image align-none media-297959\" id=\"post-297959\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=https://css-tricks.com/"https:////css-tricks.com//wp-content//uploads//2019//10//flex-align.svg/" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>from w3.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"demo\">Demo<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>The following demo shows how flex items are layed out depending on the <code>align-items<\/code> value:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The red list is set to <code>flex-start<\/code><\/li><li>The yellow list is set to <code>flex-end<\/code><\/li><li>The blue list is set to <code>center<\/code><\/li><li>The green list is set to <code>baseline<\/code><\/li><li>The pink list is set to <code>stretch<\/code><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-codepen-gutenberg-embed-block cp_embed_wrapper\"><iframe id=\"cp_embed_2bfe2c024739bdd4098572f87d1bf585\" src=https://css-tricks.com/"////codepen.io//anon//embed//2bfe2c024739bdd4098572f87d1bf585?height=450&amp;theme-id=1&amp;slug-hash=2bfe2c024739bdd4098572f87d1bf585&amp;default-tab=result\%22 height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allowpaymentrequest name=\"CodePen Embed 2bfe2c024739bdd4098572f87d1bf585\" title=\"CodePen Embed 2bfe2c024739bdd4098572f87d1bf585\" class=\"cp_embed_iframe\" style=\"width:100%;overflow:hidden\">CodePen Embed Fallback<\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"browser-support\">Browser support<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Browser support for <code>align-items<\/code> varies in its usage with flexbox and CSS Grid.<\/p>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-flex-layout\">Flex layout<\/h4>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table ticss-93d79786\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">IE<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Edge<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Chrome<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Firefox<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Safari<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Opera<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">11<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">All<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21-51 <sup>1<\/sup><br>51+<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">20+<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><abbr title=\"Technology Preview\">7-8 <sup>1<\/sup><\/abbr><br>9+<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.1+<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table ticss-1679a4e0\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">iOS Safari <\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Android Chrome<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Android Firefox<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Android Browser<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Opera Mobile<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><abbr title=\"Technology Preview\">7-8.4 <sup>1<\/sup><\/abbr><br>9+<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">All<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">All<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">92+<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.1+<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>Source: <a href=https://css-tricks.com/"https:////caniuse.com//mdn-css_properties_align-items_flex_context/" rel=\"noopener\">caniuse<\/a><br><br><sup>1<\/sup> Supported with prefix <code>-webkit-<\/code><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-grid-layout\">Grid layout<\/h4>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table ticss-2969c85c\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">IE<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Edge<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Firefox<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Chrome<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Safari<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Opera<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">All<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16+<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">52+<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">57+<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10.1+<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">44+<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table ticss-1679a4e0\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">iOS Safari <\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Android Chrome<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Android Firefox<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Android Browser<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Opera Mobile<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10.3+<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">All<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">All<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">All<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">64+<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>Source: <a href=https://css-tricks.com/"https:////caniuse.com//mdn-css_properties_align-items_grid_context/" rel=\"noopener\">caniuse<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"more-information\">More information<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=https://css-tricks.com/"http:////www.w3.org//TR//css3-flexbox//#align-items-property\" rel=\"noopener\">CSS Flexible Box Layout Module Level 1<\/a><\/li><li><a href=https://css-tricks.com/"https:////developer.mozilla.org//en-US//docs//CSS//align-items/" rel=\"noopener\">MDN documentation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=https://css-tricks.com/"http:////dev.opera.com//articles//view//advanced-cross-browser-flexbox//#fallbacks\" rel=\"noopener\">Advanced cross-browser flexbox<\/a><\/li><li><a href=https://css-tricks.com/"https:////css-tricks.com//snippets//css//a-guide-to-flexbox///">CSS-Tricks Flexbox Guide<\/a><\/li><li><a href=https://css-tricks.com/"https:////css-tricks.com//using-flexbox///">Using Flexbox<\/a><\/li><li><a href=https://css-tricks.com/"https:////css-tricks.com//old-flexbox-and-new-flexbox///">Old Flexbox and new 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