Flexbox & Grid

Align Items

Utilities for controlling how flex and grid items are positioned along a container's cross axis.

Quick reference

Class	Description
items-baseline	align-items: baseline
items-stretch	align-items: stretch
items-start	align-items: flex-start
items-center	align-items: center
items-end	align-items: flex-end

Basic usage

Stretch

Use items-stretch to stretch items to fill the container’s cross axis.

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<div class="flex items-stretch ...">
  <div class="py-16">01</div>
  <div class="py-64">02</div>
  <div class="py-32">03</div>
</div>

Start

Use items-start to align items to the start of the container’s cross axis.

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<div class="flex items-start ...">
  <div class="py-16">01</div>
  <div class="py-64">02</div>
  <div class="py-32">03</div>
</div>

Center

Use items-center to align items along the center of the container’s cross axis.

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<div class="flex items-center ...">
  <div class="py-16">01</div>
  <div class="py-64">02</div>
  <div class="py-32">03</div>
</div>

End

Use items-end to align items to the end of the container’s cross axis.

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<div class="flex items-end ...">
  <div class="py-16">01</div>
  <div class="py-64">02</div>
  <div class="py-32">03</div>
</div>

Baseline

Use items-baseline to align items along the container’s cross axis such that all of their baselines align.

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<div class="flex items-baseline ...">
  <div class="pt-8 pb-24">01</div>
  <div class="pt-32 pb-64">02</div>
  <div class="pt-48 pb-16">03</div>
</div>

Applying conditionally

Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:items-center to apply the items-center utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<div class="flex items-stretch md:items-center">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>