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The CSS Align-Items Property

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Published Aug 8, 2017
Updated Jan 21, 2020

Definition of align-items

The CSS text-align property is used to specify alignment for items located in a flex container:

Example
.flexcontainer {
    display: -webkit-flex; /* Safari */
    -webkit-align-items: flex-start; /* Safari 7.0 and newer */
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
}

Introduced in CSS3, align-items belongs to the Flexbox layout. It can be neither inherited nor animated.

Tip: using the align-self property would override align-items.

Syntax rules for align-items

The syntax for the CSS align-items property is simple – all you need to define is one of the available property values:

align-items: value;

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Property values

Value Description
stretch Default. Stretches the items to fit the container
center Positions the items at the center of the container
flex-start Positions the items at the beginning of the container
flex-end Positions the items at the end of the container
baseline Positions the items at the baseline of the container
initial Returns the default value of the property.
inherit Inherits the property from the parent element.

Browser support

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Chrome
29+
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Edge
12+
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Firefox
20+
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IE
11+
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Opera
12.1+
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Safari
9+

Mobile browser support

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Chrome
29+
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Firefox
20+
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Opera
12.1+
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Safari
9+