align-items Property in CSS Grid Layouts
align-items specify the default align-self
value for all the grid items.
The align-items
property accepts the following values:
stretch
start
center
end
Let's discuss the four values.
What Is align-items: stretch
in CSS Grid?
stretch
is align-items
default value. It stretches the grid container's items to fill their individual cells' column (block) axis.
Here's an example:
- CSS
- HTML
section {
display: grid;
align-items: stretch;
grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
background-color: orange;
margin: 10px;
height: 400px;
}
div {
border: 1px solid black;
background-color: purple;
color: white;
padding: 10px;
border-radius: 5px;
}
<section>
<div>1</div>
<div>2</div>
<div>3</div>
<div>4</div>
</section>
The snippet above used the stretch
value to stretch the grid items to fill their individual cells' column axis.
What Is align-items: start
in CSS Grid?
start
aligns a grid container's items with the column-start edge of their individual cells' column axis.
Here's an example:
- CSS
- HTML
section {
display: grid;
align-items: start;
grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
background-color: orange;
margin: 10px;
height: 400px;
}
div {
border: 1px solid black;
background-color: purple;
color: white;
padding: 10px;
border-radius: 5px;
}
<section>
<div>1</div>
<div>2</div>
<div>3</div>
<div>4</div>
</section>
The snippet above used the start
value to align the grid items to their individual cells' column-start edge.
What Is align-items: center
in CSS Grid?
center
aligns a grid container's items to the center of their individual cells' column axis.
Here's an example:
- CSS
- HTML
section {
display: grid;
align-items: center;
grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
background-color: orange;
margin: 10px;
height: 400px;
}
div {
border: 1px solid black;
background-color: purple;
color: white;
padding: 10px;
border-radius: 5px;
}
<section>
<div>1</div>
<div>2</div>
<div>3</div>
<div>4</div>
</section>
The snippet above used the center
value to align the grid items to the center of their individual cells' column axis.
What Is align-items: end
in CSS Grid?
end
aligns a grid container's items with the column-end edge of their individual cells' column axis.
Here's an example:
- CSS
- HTML
section {
display: grid;
align-items: end;
grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
background-color: orange;
margin: 10px;
height: 400px;
}
div {
border: 1px solid black;
background-color: purple;
color: white;
padding: 10px;
border-radius: 5px;
}
<section>
<div>1</div>
<div>2</div>
<div>3</div>
<div>4</div>
</section>
The snippet above used the end
value to align the grid items to their individual cells' column-end edge.
Overview
This article discussed what a CSS align-items
property is. We also discussed its values.