Tailwind CSS tutorial #8: Align Items

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

Align Items

Utilities for controlling how flex and grid items are positioned along a container's cross axis.

Format

items-{alignment}

Alignment	Tailwind Class	CSS Property
Start	items-start	align-items: flex-start;
End	items-end	align-items: flex-end;
Center	items-center	align-items: center;
Baseline	items-baseline	align-items: baseline;
Stretch	items-stretch	align-items: stretch;

let's see each of this in action,

Start

Use items-start to align items to the start of the container’s cross axis:

<li class="w-full h-40 flex items-center px-4 py-2">
    <div class="items-start h-full bg-green-100 justify-items-auto grid grid-cols-3 w-full gap-1">
      <span class="py-2 bg-red-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">1</span>
      <span class="text-6xl py-6 bg-green-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">2</span>
      <span class="py-6 bg-blue-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">3</span>
    </div>
    <div class="ml-5 text-right w-1/3">
      <div class="text-xs font-semibold inline-block font-mono whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-1 rounded text-white bg-pink-500 rounded-2">items-start</div>
    </div>
  </li>

Output:

End

Use items-end to align items to the end of the container’s cross axis:

 <li class="w-full h-40 flex items-center px-4 py-2">
    <div class="items-end h-full bg-green-100 justify-items-auto grid grid-cols-3 w-full gap-1">
      <span class="py-2 bg-red-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">1</span>
      <span class="text-6xl py-6 bg-green-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">2</span>
      <span class="py-6 bg-blue-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">3</span>
    </div>
    <div class="ml-5 text-right w-1/3">
      <div class="text-xs font-semibold inline-block font-mono whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-1 rounded text-white bg-pink-500 rounded-2">items-end</div>
    </div>
  </li>

Output

Center

Use items-center to align items along the center of the container’s cross axis:

 <li class="w-full h-40 flex items-center px-4 py-2">
    <div class="items-center h-full bg-green-100 justify-items-auto grid grid-cols-3 w-full gap-1">
      <span class="py-2 bg-red-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">1</span>
      <span class="text-6xl py-6 bg-green-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">2</span>
      <span class="py-6 bg-blue-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">3</span>
    </div>
    <div class="ml-5 text-right w-1/3">
      <div class="text-xs font-semibold inline-block font-mono whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-1 rounded text-white bg-pink-500 rounded-2">items-center</div>
    </div>
  </li>

Output:

Baseline

Use items-baseline to align items along the container’s cross axis such that all of their baselines align:

<li class="w-full h-40 flex items-center px-4 py-2">
    <div class="items-baseline h-full bg-green-100 justify-items-auto grid grid-cols-3 w-full gap-1">
      <span class="py-2 bg-red-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">1</span>
      <span class="text-6xl py-2 bg-green-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">2</span>
      <span class="py-6 bg-blue-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">3</span>
    </div>
    <div class="ml-5 text-right w-1/3">
      <div class="text-xs font-semibold inline-block font-mono whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-1 rounded text-white bg-pink-500 rounded-2">items-baseline</div>
    </div>
  </li>

Output

Stretch

Use items-stretch to stretch items to fill the container’s cross axis:

 <li class="w-full h-40 flex items-center px-4 py-2">
    <div class="items-stretch h-full bg-green-100 justify-items-auto grid grid-cols-3 w-full gap-1">
      <span class="py-2 bg-red-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">1</span>
      <span class="text-6xl py-6 bg-green-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">2</span>
      <span class="py-2 bg-blue-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">3</span>
    </div>
    <div class="ml-5 text-right w-1/3">
      <div class="text-xs font-semibold inline-block font-mono whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-1 rounded text-white bg-pink-500 rounded-2">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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