Align Items

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Basic usage

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Stretch

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

<div class="flex items-stretch ...">
  <div class="py-4">01</div>
  <div class="py-12">02</div>
  <div class="py-8">03</div>
</div>

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Start

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

<div class="flex items-start ...">
  <div class="py-4">01</div>
  <div class="py-12">02</div>
  <div class="py-8">03</div>
</div>

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Center

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

<div class="flex items-center ...">
  <div class="py-4">01</div>
  <div class="py-12">02</div>
  <div class="py-8">03</div>
</div>

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End

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

<div class="flex items-end ...">
  <div class="py-4">01</div>
  <div class="py-12">02</div>
  <div class="py-8">03</div>
</div>

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Baseline

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

<div class="flex items-baseline ...">
  <div class="pt-2 pb-6">01</div>
  <div class="pt-8 pb-12">02</div>
  <div class="pt-12 pb-4">03</div>
</div>

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Applying conditionally

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Hover, focus, and other states

Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:items-center to only apply the items-center utility on hover.

<div class="flex items-stretch hover:items-center">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.

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Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:items-center to apply the items-center utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<div class="flex items-stretch md:items-center">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.