Flexbox & Grid
Place Self
Utilities for controlling how an individual item is justified and aligned at the same time.
Quick reference
| Class | Description |
|---|---|
place-self-auto | place-self: auto |
place-self-start | place-self: start |
place-self-end | place-self: end |
place-self-center | place-self: center |
place-self-stretch | place-self: stretch |
Basic usage
Auto
Use place-self-auto to align an item based on the value of the container’s place-items property.
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<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-24 ...">
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<div class="place-self-auto ...">02</div>
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</div>Start
Use place-self-start to align an item to the start on both axes.
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<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 ...">
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<div class="place-self-start ...">02</div>
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</div>Center
Use place-self-center to align an item at the center on both axes.
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<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-16 ...">
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<div class="place-self-center ...">02</div>
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</div>End
Use place-self-end to align an item to the end on both axes.
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<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-24 ...">
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<div class="place-self-center ...">02</div>
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</div>Stretch
Use place-self-stretch to stretch an item on both axes:
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<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-24 ...">
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<div class="place-self-stretch ...">02</div>
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</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-self-end to apply the place-self-end utility at only medium screen sizes and above.
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<div class="place-self-start md:place-self-end">
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