The CSS ‘align-items‘ property is a key player in Flexbox and Grid layouts, providing a way to align child elements (items) within their container vertically. Think of it as the tool that determines how items line up along the cross-axis (typically up and down if your flex-direction is row-wise), especially when the items do not all have the same height.
CSS ‘align-items’ Property Examples
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Items are aligned based on the baseline of their content, which is particularly noticeable when text sizes differ.
Browser Support For ‘align-items’ Property
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| 52.0 | 10.1 | 57.0 | 16.0 | 44.0 |
CSS Syntax of the ‘align-items’ Property
align-items: stretch|flex-start|flex-end|center|baseline|initial|inherit;Usage of the ‘align-items’ Property
You’d use ‘align-items‘ to control the vertical alignment of items within a flex container (or grid items within a grid container along the block axis). This property is incredibly useful for ensuring consistent vertical spacing, alignment, and space distribution among items that may vary in size or to match a specific design requirement.
Property Values of the ‘align-items’ Property
- Stretch: The default value. Items are stretched to fit the container’s height.
- Flex-start: Items are aligned to the start of the container.
- Flex-end: Items are aligned to the end of the container.
- Center: Items are centered within the container.
- Baseline: Items are aligned based on their baseline.
- Initial: Sets this property to its default value (stretch).
- Inherit: Inherits this property from its parent element.
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