- Tags: Flex, Layout, Responsive
- Categories: CSS Properties, CSS Reference, Reference
Quick Reference
The align-content property modifies the behavior of the flex-wrap property by aligning multiple flex lines along the vertical axis.
The following is a div within a div and we want the three inner divs to line up one on top of the other in the vertical center of the box div.
<div id="box">
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
</div>
#box {
width: 80px;
height: 300px;
border: #bababa solid thin;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
align-content: center;
}
#box div {
width: 80px;
height: 80px;
border: red solid thin;
}
Values
| Default value | stretch |
| Inherited values | no |
| Can it be animated? | no |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| stretch | Lines stretch to take up the remaining space (default) |
| center | Lines are packed toward the center of the flex container |
| flex-start | Lines are packed toward the start of the flex container |
| flex-end | Lines are packed toward the end of the flex container |
| space-between | Lines are evenly distributed in the flex container |
| space-around | Lines are evenly distributed in the flex container with half-size spaces on either end |
| space-evenly | Lines are evenly distributed in the flex container with equal space around them |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element |
Using JavaScript
The HTML element can also be styled using JavaScript and the element’s id.
document.getElementById('box').style.alignContent = 'center';
<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('box').style.alignContent = 'center';
}
</script>
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CSS NOTES:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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