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extends: _layouts.markdown
title: "Align Items - Flexbox"
category: "Flexbox"
---

# Align Items

<div class="text-xl text-slate-light mb-4">
    Utilities for controlling how flex items are positioned along a container's cross axis.
</div>

@include('_partials.feature-badges', [
    'responsive' => true,
    'customizable' => false,
    'hover' => false,
    'focus' => false
])

<div class="border-t border-grey-lighter">
    <table class="w-full text-left" style="border-collapse: collapse;">
      <colgroup>
        <col class="w-1/5">
        <col class="w-1/3">
        <col>
      </colgroup>
        <thead>
          <tr>
              <th class="text-sm font-semibold text-grey-darker p-2 bg-grey-lightest">Class</th>
              <th class="text-sm font-semibold text-grey-darker p-2 bg-grey-lightest">Properties</th>
              <th class="text-sm font-semibold text-grey-darker p-2 bg-grey-lightest">Description</th>
          </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody class="align-baseline">
            <tr>
                <td class="p-2 border-t border-smoke-light font-mono text-xs text-purple-dark">.items-start</td>
                <td class="p-2 border-t border-smoke-light font-mono text-xs text-blue-dark">align-items: flex-start;</td>
                <td class="p-2 border-t border-smoke-light text-sm text-grey-darker">Align items against the start of the cross axis.</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td class="p-2 border-t border-smoke-light font-mono text-xs text-purple-dark">.items-center</td>
                <td class="p-2 border-t border-smoke-light font-mono text-xs text-blue-dark">align-items: center;</td>
                <td class="p-2 border-t border-smoke-light text-sm text-grey-darker">Align items along the center of the cross axis.</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td class="p-2 border-t border-smoke-light font-mono text-xs text-purple-dark">.items-end</td>
                <td class="p-2 border-t border-smoke-light font-mono text-xs text-blue-dark">align-items: flex-end;</td>
                <td class="p-2 border-t border-smoke-light text-sm text-grey-darker">Align items against the end of the cross axis.</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td class="p-2 border-t border-smoke-light font-mono text-xs text-purple-dark">.items-baseline</td>
                <td class="p-2 border-t border-smoke-light font-mono text-xs text-blue-dark">align-items: space-between;</td>
                <td class="p-2 border-t border-smoke-light text-sm text-grey-darker">Align the baselines of each item.</td>
            </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>
</div>

### Stretch <span class="ml-2 font-semibold text-slate-light text-sm uppercase tracking-wide">Default</span>

Use `.items-stretch` to stretch items to fill the flex container's cross axis:

@component('_partials.code-sample')
<div class="flex items-stretch bg-smoke-light h-24">
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">1</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">2</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">3</div>
</div>
@endcomponent

### Start

Use `.items-start` to align items to the start of the flex container's cross axis:

@component('_partials.code-sample')
<div class="flex items-start bg-smoke-light h-24">
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">1</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">2</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">3</div>
</div>
@endcomponent

### Center

Use `.items-center` to align items along the center of the flex container's cross axis:

@component('_partials.code-sample')
<div class="flex items-center bg-smoke-light h-24">
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">1</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">2</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">3</div>
</div>
@endcomponent

### End

Use `.items-end` to align items to the end of the flex container's cross axis:

@component('_partials.code-sample')
<div class="flex items-end bg-smoke-light h-24">
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">1</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">2</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">3</div>
</div>
@endcomponent


### Baseline

Use `.items-baseline` to align items along the flex container's cross axis such that all of their baselines align:

@component('_partials.code-sample')
<div class="flex items-baseline bg-smoke-light h-24">
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-base">1</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-2xl">2</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-lg">3</div>
</div>
@endcomponent

## Responsive

To control the alignment of flex items at a specific breakpoint, add a `{breakpoint}:` prefix to any existing utility class. For example, use `md:items-center` to apply the `items-center` utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

For more information about Tailwind's responsive design features, check out the [Responsive Design](#) documentation.

@component('_partials.responsive-code-sample')
@slot('none')
<div class="flex items-stretch bg-smoke-light h-24">
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-base">1</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-2xl">2</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-lg">3</div>
</div>
@endslot
@slot('sm')
<div class="flex items-start bg-smoke-light h-24">
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-base">1</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-2xl">2</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-lg">3</div>
</div>
@endslot
@slot('md')
<div class="flex items-center bg-smoke-light h-24">
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-base">1</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-2xl">2</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-lg">3</div>
</div>
@endslot
@slot('lg')
<div class="flex items-end bg-smoke-light h-24">
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-base">1</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-2xl">2</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-lg">3</div>
</div>
@endslot
@slot('xl')
<div class="flex items-baseline bg-smoke-light h-24">
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-base">1</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-2xl">2</div>
    <div class="flex-1 text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2 text-lg">3</div>
</div>
@endslot
@slot('code')
<div class="none:items-stretch sm:items-start md:items-center lg:items-end xl:items-baseline ...">
    <!-- ... -->
</div>
@endslot
@endcomponent