Tailwind CSS tutorial #5: Alignment - Justify Items

In the article, we will go into detail on how to use justify-items.

Justify Item

It is intended to take the place of the CSS justify-items attribute. This class is used to control how grid objects are aligned along their inline axis.

Format

justify-items-{alignment}

Alignment	Tailwind Class	CSS Property
Auto	justify-items-auto	justify-items: auto;
Start	justify-items-start	justify-items: start;
End	justify-items-end	justify-items: end;
Center	justify-items-center	justify-items: center;
Stretch	justify-items-stretch	justify-items: stretch;

let's see each of this in action,

Auto

Grid items on their inline axis are automatically justified using the justify-items-auto class.

<li class="flex w-full items-center px-4 py-2">
  <div class="justify-items-auto grid w-full grid-cols-3 gap-2">
    <span class="rounded-md bg-red-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">1</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-green-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">2</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-blue-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">3</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-indigo-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">4</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-purple-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">5</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-yellow-300 px-3 py-2 text-white">6</span>
  </div>
  <div class="ml-5 w-1/3 text-right">
    <div class="rounded-2 inline-block whitespace-nowrap rounded bg-pink-500 px-2 py-1 font-mono text-xs font-semibold text-white">justify-items-auto</div>
  </div>
</li>

Output:

Start

This class is used to align grid items with the beginning of the inline axis.

<li class="flex w-full items-center px-4 py-2">
  <div class="grid w-full grid-cols-3 justify-items-start gap-2">
    <span class="rounded-md bg-red-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">1</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-green-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">2</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-blue-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">3</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-indigo-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">4</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-purple-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">5</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-yellow-300 px-3 py-2 text-white">6</span>
  </div>
  <div class="ml-5 w-1/3 text-right">
    <div class="rounded-2 inline-block whitespace-nowrap rounded bg-pink-500 px-2 py-1 font-mono text-xs font-semibold text-white">justify-items-start</div>
  </div>
</li>

Output:

End

With this class, grid components are justified against the end of their inline axis.

<li class="flex w-full items-center px-4 py-2">
  <div class="grid w-full grid-cols-3 justify-items-end gap-2">
    <span class="rounded-md bg-red-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">1</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-green-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">2</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-blue-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">3</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-indigo-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">4</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-purple-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">5</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-yellow-300 px-3 py-2 text-white">6</span>
  </div>
  <div class="ml-5 w-1/3 text-right">
    <div class="rounded-2 inline-block whitespace-nowrap rounded bg-pink-500 px-2 py-1 font-mono text-xs font-semibold text-white">justify-items-end</div>
  </div>
</li>

Output

Center

With this class, grid items are justified along their inline axis.

<li class="flex w-full items-center px-4 py-2">
  <div class="grid w-full grid-cols-3 justify-items-center gap-2">
    <span class="rounded-md bg-red-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">1</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-green-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">2</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-blue-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">3</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-indigo-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">4</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-purple-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">5</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-yellow-300 px-3 py-2 text-white">6</span>
  </div>
  <div class="ml-5 w-1/3 text-right">
    <div class="rounded-2 inline-block whitespace-nowrap rounded bg-pink-500 px-2 py-1 font-mono text-xs font-semibold text-white">justify-items-center</div>
  </div>
</li>

Output

Stretch

Stretching things along their inline axis is accomplished with the justify-items-stretch class.

<li class="flex w-full items-center px-4 py-2">
  <div class="grid w-full grid-cols-3 justify-items-stretch gap-2">
    <span class="rounded-md bg-red-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">1</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-green-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">2</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-blue-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">3</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-indigo-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">4</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-purple-500 px-3 py-2 text-white">5</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-yellow-300 px-3 py-2 text-white">6</span>
  </div>
  <div class="ml-5 w-1/3 text-right">
    <div class="rounded-2 inline-block whitespace-nowrap rounded bg-pink-500 px-2 py-1 font-mono text-xs font-semibold text-white">justify-items-stretch</div>
  </div>
</li>

Output

Full code:
The overall code will be attached to repo link.

Overall Output

Resources:
tailwind.css

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