CSS align-self Property
CSS align-self property aligns the selected items inside the current flex line and overrides the align-items values.
The align-self property is one of the CSS3 properties.
The align-self property accepts the same values as the align-items property:
- auto
- stretch
- flex-start
- flex-end
- center
- baseline
This property will be ignored if a vertical margin of a flex item is set to "auto". The align-self property does not apply to table cells or block-level boxes.
| Initial Value | auto |
| Applies to | Flex items, grid items, and absolutely-positioned boxes. |
| Inherited | No. |
| Animatable | No. |
| Version | CSS3 |
| DOM Syntax | object.style.alignSelf = "auto"; |
Syntax¶
align-self: auto | stretch | center | flex-start | flex-end | baseline | initial | inherit;Example of the align-self property:¶
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>The title of the document</title>
<style>
section {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
height: 120px;
padding: 10px;
background: #99caff;
}
div {
height: 60px;
background: #1c87c9;
margin: 5px;
}
div:nth-child(1) {
align-self: flex-start;
background: #8ebf42;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Align-self property example</h2>
<p>Here the align-self for the first box is set to "flex-start".</p>
<section>
<div>Box #1</div>
<div>Box #2</div>
<div>Box #3</div>
</section>
</body>
</html>Here is an example where three boxes are used and the second is specified by "flex-end" value.
Example of the align-self property with the "flex-end" value: ¶
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>The title of the document</title>
<style>
section {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
height: 120px;
padding: 10px;
background: #99caff;
}
div {
height: 60px;
background: #1c87c9;
margin: 5px;
}
div:nth-child(2) {
align-self: flex-end;
background: #8ebf42;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Align-self property example</h2>
<p>Here the align-self for the second box is set to "flex-end".</p>
<section>
<div>Box #1</div>
<div>Box #2</div>
<div>Box #3</div>
</section>
</body>
</html>Values¶
| Value | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| auto | The item inherits its parent container's align-items property. This is the default value. | |
| stretch | Makes items stretch to fit the container. | |
| center | Items are placed at the center of the container. | |
| flex-start | Items are placed at the beginning of the container. | |
| flex-end | Items are placed at the end of the container. | |
| baseline | Items are positioned at the baseline of the container. |
