- Tags: Flex, Layout, Responsive
- Categories: CSS Properties, CSS Reference, Reference
Quick Reference
The align-self property specifies the alignment for the specific item inside a flexible container. The following has three divs inside a box. The blue div is given its own alignment using align-self.
<div id="box">
<div style="background-color:red;">Red box</div>
<div style="background-color:blue;" id="blue">Blue box</div>
<div style="background-color:green;">Green box</div>
</div>
#box {
width: 100%;
height: 300px;
border: #bababa solid thin;
display: flex;
align-items: flex-start;
}
#box div {
flex: 1;
color: #ffffff;
}
#blue {
align-self: center;
}
Values
| Default value | auto |
| Inherited values | no |
| Can it be animated? | no |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| auto | The element inherits its parent container’s align-items property, or “stretch” if it has no parent container (default) |
| stretch | The element is positioned to fit the container |
| center | The element is positioned at the center of the container |
| flex-start | The element is positioned at the beginning of the container |
| flex-end | The element is positioned at the end of the container |
| baseline | The element is positioned at the baseline of the container |
| 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('blue').style.alignSelf = 'center';
<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('blue').style.alignSelf = '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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