CSS align-items property

Example

Center the alignments for all the items of the flexible <div> element:

div {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

Definition and Usage

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

It will align the flex-items inside the flex-container.

Tip: Use the align-self property of each item to override the align-items property.

Default value:	stretch
Inherited:	no
Animatable:	no.
Version:	CSS3
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.alignItems="center"

• Inherited : "Inherited = no" means that it cannot takes (inherit) it's value from it's parent element.
• object - object in javascript means the element on which align-items is applied.
• Animatable - "Animatable = no" means that it cannot be animated with CSS @keyframes.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Numbers followed by -webkit- specify the first version that worked with a prefix.

Property
align-items	21.0	11.0	20.0	9.0 7.0 -webkit-	12.1

CSS Syntax

align-items: stretch|center|flex-start|flex-end|baseline|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value	Description	Play it
stretch	Default. Items are stretched to fit the container
center	Items are positioned at the center of the container
flex-start	Items are positioned at the beginning of the container
flex-end	Items are positioned at the end of the container
baseline	Items are positioned at the baseline of the container
initial	Sets this property to its default value.
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element.

More Examples

Example

Items are positioned at the beginning of the container:

div {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

Example

Items are positioned at the end of the container:

div {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
}

Example

Items are positioned at the baseline of the container:

div {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
}

Example

Items are stretched to fit the container:

div {
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
}