justify-self
The CSS justify-self
property sets the way a box is justified inside its alignment container along the appropriate axis.
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The effect of this property is dependent of the layout mode we are in:
- In block-level layouts, it aligns an item inside its containing block on the inline axis.
- For absolutely-positioned elements, it aligns an item inside its containing block on the inline axis, accounting for the offset values of top, left, bottom, and right.
- In table cell layouts, this property is ignored. Read more about alignment in block, absolute positioned and table layout.
- In flexbox layouts, this property is ignored. Read more about alignment in Flexbox.
- In grid layouts, it aligns an item inside its grid area on the inline axis. Read more about alignment in grid layouts.
Syntax
css
/* Basic keywords */
justify-self: auto;
justify-self: normal;
justify-self: stretch;
/* Positional alignment */
justify-self: center; /* Pack item around the center */
justify-self: start; /* Pack item from the start */
justify-self: end; /* Pack item from the end */
justify-self: flex-start; /* Equivalent to 'start'. Note that justify-self is ignored in Flexbox layouts. */
justify-self: flex-end; /* Equivalent to 'end'. Note that justify-self is ignored in Flexbox layouts. */
justify-self: self-start;
justify-self: self-end;
justify-self: left; /* Pack item from the left */
justify-self: right; /* Pack item from the right */
/* Baseline alignment */
justify-self: baseline;
justify-self: first baseline;
justify-self: last baseline;
/* Overflow alignment (for positional alignment only) */
justify-self: safe center;
justify-self: unsafe center;
/* Global values */
justify-self: inherit;
justify-self: initial;
justify-self: revert;
justify-self: revert-layer;
justify-self: unset;
This property can take one of three different forms:
- Basic keywords: one of the keyword values
normal
,auto
, orstretch
. - Baseline alignment: the
baseline
keyword, plus optionally one offirst
orlast
. - Positional alignment:
- one of:
center
,start
,end
,flex-start
,flex-end
,self-start
,self-end
,left
, orright
. - Plus optionally
safe
orunsafe
.
- one of:
Values
auto
-
The value used is the value of the
justify-items
property of the parents box, unless the box has no parent, or is absolutely positioned, in these cases,auto
representsnormal
. normal
-
The effect of this keyword is dependent of the layout mode we are in:
- In block-level layouts, the keyword is a synonym of
start
. - In absolutely-positioned layouts, the keyword behaves like
start
on replaced absolutely-positioned boxes, and asstretch
on all other absolutely-positioned boxes. - In table cell layouts, this keyword has no meaning as this property is ignored.
- In flexbox layouts, this keyword has no meaning as this property is ignored.
- In grid layouts, this keyword leads to a behavior similar to the one of
stretch
, except for boxes with an aspect ratio or an intrinsic sizes where it behaves likestart
.
- In block-level layouts, the keyword is a synonym of
start
-
The item is packed flush to each other toward the start edge of the alignment container in the appropriate axis.
end
-
The item is packed flush to each other toward the end edge of the alignment container in the appropriate axis.
flex-start
-
For items that are not children of a flex container, this value is treated like
start
. flex-end
-
For items that are not children of a flex container, this value is treated like
end
. self-start
-
The item is packed flush to the edge of the alignment container of the start side of the item, in the appropriate axis.
self-end
-
The item is packed flush to the edge of the alignment container of the end side of the item, in the appropriate axis.
center
-
The items are packed flush to each other toward the center of the alignment container.
left
-
The items are packed flush to each other toward the left edge of the alignment container. If the property's axis is not parallel with the inline axis, this value behaves like
start
. right
-
The items are packed flush to each other toward the right edge of the alignment container in the appropriate axis. If the property's axis is not parallel with the inline axis, this value behaves like
start
. baseline
,first baseline
,last baseline
-
Specifies participation in first- or last-baseline alignment: aligns the alignment baseline of the box's first or last baseline set with the corresponding baseline in the shared first or last baseline set of all the boxes in its baseline-sharing group. The fallback alignment for
first baseline
isstart
, the one forlast baseline
isend
. stretch
-
If the combined size of the items is less than the size of the alignment container, any
auto
-sized items have their size increased equally (not proportionally), while still respecting the constraints imposed bymax-height
/max-width
(or equivalent functionality), so that the combined size exactly fills the alignment container. safe
-
If the size of the item overflows the alignment container, the item is instead aligned as if the alignment mode were
start
. unsafe
-
Regardless of the relative sizes of the item and alignment container, the given alignment value is honored.
Formal definition
Initial value | auto |
---|---|
Applies to | block-level boxes, absolutely-positioned boxes, and grid items |
Inherited | no |
Computed value | as specified |
Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
Examples
Simple demonstration
In the following example we have a simple 2 x 2 grid layout. Initially the grid container is given a justify-items
value of stretch
— the default — which causes the grid items to stretch across the entire width of their cells.
The second, third, and fourth grid items are then given different values of justify-self
, to show how these override the justify-items
value. These values cause the grid items to span only as wide as their content width, and align in different positions across their cells.
HTML
html
<article class="container">
<span>First child</span>
<span>Second child</span>
<span>Third child</span>
<span>Fourth child</span>
</article>
CSS
css
html {
font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;
letter-spacing: 1px;
}
article {
background-color: red;
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
grid-auto-rows: 40px;
grid-gap: 10px;
margin: 20px;
width: 300px;
justify-items: stretch;
}
span:nth-child(2) {
justify-self: start;
}
span:nth-child(3) {
justify-self: center;
}
span:nth-child(4) {
justify-self: end;
}
article span {
background-color: black;
color: white;
margin: 1px;
text-align: center;
}
article,
span {
padding: 10px;
border-radius: 7px;
}
Result
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Box Alignment Module Level 3 # justify-self-property |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- CSS Grid Guide: Box alignment in CSS Grid layouts
- CSS Box Alignment
- The
justify-items
property