justify-self Property in CSS Grid Layouts

justify-self specifies how browsers should position the selected grid item along its cell’s row (inline) axis.

The justify-self property accepts the following values:

• stretch
• start
• center
• end

Let’s discuss the four values.

What Is justify-self: stretch in CSS Grid?

stretch is justify-self’s default value. It stretches the selected grid item to fill its cell’s row (inline) axis.

justify-self’s stretch value stretches the selected grid item to fill its cell’s row axis

Here’s an example:

CSS

section {
  display: grid;
  justify-items: start;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  background-color: orange;
  margin: 10px;
}

div {
  border: 1px solid black;
  background-color: purple;
  color: white;
  padding: 10px;
  border-radius: 5px;
}

.grid-item1 {
  justify-self: stretch;
}

HTML

<section>
  <div class="grid-item1">1</div>
  <div class="grid-item2">2</div>
  <div class="grid-item3">3</div>
  <div class="grid-item4">4</div>
</section>

Try Editing It

The snippet above used the stretch value to stretch grid-item1 to fill its cell’s row axis.

What Is justify-self: start in CSS Grid?

start positions the selected grid item with the row-start edge of its cell’s row axis.

justify-self’s start value positions the selected grid item to its cell’s row-start edge

Here’s an example:

CSS

section {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  background-color: orange;
  margin: 10px;
}

div {
  border: 1px solid black;
  background-color: purple;
  color: white;
  padding: 10px;
  border-radius: 5px;
}

.grid-item1 {
  justify-self: start;
}

HTML

<section>
  <div class="grid-item1">1</div>
  <div class="grid-item2">2</div>
  <div class="grid-item3">3</div>
  <div class="grid-item4">4</div>
</section>

Try Editing It

The snippet above used the start value to position grid-item1 to its cell’s row-start edge.

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What Is justify-self: center in CSS Grid?

center positions the selected grid item to the center of its cell’s row axis.

justify-self’s center value positions the selected grid item to its cell’s center

Here’s an example:

CSS

section {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  background-color: orange;
  margin: 10px;
}

div {
  border: 1px solid black;
  background-color: purple;
  color: white;
  padding: 10px;
  border-radius: 5px;
}

.grid-item1 {
  justify-self: center;
}

HTML

<section>
  <div class="grid-item1">1</div>
  <div class="grid-item2">2</div>
  <div class="grid-item3">3</div>
  <div class="grid-item4">4</div>
</section>

Try Editing It

The snippet above used the center value to position grid-item1 to its cell’s center.

What Is justify-self: end in CSS Grid?

end positions the selected grid item with the row-end edge of its cell’s row axis.

justify-self’s end value positions the selected grid item to its cell’s row-end edge

Here’s an example:

CSS

section {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  background-color: orange;
  margin: 10px;
}

div {
  border: 1px solid black;
  background-color: purple;
  color: white;
  padding: 10px;
  border-radius: 5px;
}

.grid-item1 {
  justify-self: end;
}

HTML

<section>
  <div class="grid-item1">1</div>
  <div class="grid-item2">2</div>
  <div class="grid-item3">3</div>
  <div class="grid-item4">4</div>
</section>

Try Editing It

The snippet above used the end value to position grid-item1 to its cell’s row-end edge.