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Flexbox & Grid

Place Items

Utilities for controlling how items are justified and aligned at the same time.

Quick reference

ClassDescription
place-items-startplace-items: start
place-items-endplace-items: end
place-items-centerplace-items: center
place-items-stretchplace-items: stretch

Basic usage

Start

Use place-items-start to place grid items on the start of their grid areas on both axes.

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<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-24 place-items-start ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

End

Use place-items-end to place grid items on the end of their grid areas on both axes.

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<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-24 place-items-end ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Center

Use place-items-center to place grid items in the center of their grid areas on both axes.

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<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-24 place-items-center ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Stretch

Use place-items-stretch to stretch items along their grid areas on both axes.

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<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-24 place-items-stretch ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</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:place-items-center to apply the place-items-center utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

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<div class="grid place-items-start md:place-items-center">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>