The CSS place-items shorthand property allows you to align items along both the block and inline directions at once (i.e. the align-items and justify-items properties) in a relevant layout system such as Grid or Flexbox. If the second value is not set, the first value is also used for it.

/* Keyword values */ place-items: center; place-items: normal start;  /* Positional alignment */ place-items: center normal; place-items: start legacy; place-items: end normal; place-items: self-start legacy; place-items: self-end normal; place-items: flex-start legacy; place-items: flex-end normal; place-items: left legacy; place-items: right normal;  /* Baseline alignment */ place-items: baseline normal; place-items: first baseline legacy; place-items: last baseline normal; place-items: stretch legacy;  /* Global values */ place-items: inherit; place-items: initial; place-items: revert; place-items: unset; 

place-items

The CSS place-items shorthand property allows you to align items along both the block and inline directions at once (i.e. the align-items and justify-items properties) in a relevant layout system such as Grid or Flexbox. If the second value is not set, the first value is also used for it.

Constituent properties

This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:

align-items justify-items

Syntax

/* Keyword values */ place-items: center; place-items: normal start;  /* Positional alignment */ place-items: center normal; place-items: start legacy; place-items: end normal; place-items: self-start legacy; place-items: self-end normal; place-items: flex-start legacy; place-items: flex-end normal; place-items: left legacy; place-items: right normal;  /* Baseline alignment */ place-items: baseline normal; place-items: first baseline legacy; place-items: last baseline normal; place-items: stretch legacy;  /* Global values */ place-items: inherit; place-items: initial; place-items: revert; place-items: unset; 

Values

One of the following forms:

A single align-items value, which is used to set alignment in both block and inline directions. An align-items value, which sets alignment in the block direction, followed by a justify-items value, which sets alignment in the inline direction.

Formal definition

Initial value	as each of the properties of the shorthand:align-items: normaljustify-items: legacy
Applies to	all elements
Inherited	no
Computed value	as each of the properties of the shorthand:align-items: as specifiedjustify-items: as specified
Animation type	discrete

Formal syntax

<'align-items'> <'justify-items'>?

Examples

Placing items in a flex container

In flexbox justify-self or justify-items do not apply, as on the main axis items are treated as a group. Therefore, the second value will be ignored.

div > div {   box-sizing: border-box;   border: 2px solid #8c8c8c;   width: 50px;   display: flex;   align-items: center;   justify-content: center; }  #item1 {   background-color: #8cffa0;   min-height: 30px;   font-size: 2em; }  #item2 {   background-color: #a0c8ff;   min-height: 50px; }  #item3 {   background-color: #ffa08c;   min-height: 40px; }  #item4 {   background-color: #ffff8c;   min-height: 60px; }  #item5 {   background-color: #ff8cff;   min-height: 70px; }  #item6 {   background-color: #8cffff;   min-height: 50px; }  select {   font-size: 16px; }  .row {   margin-top: 10px; } 

<div id="container">   <div id="item1">1</div>   <div id="item2">2</div>   <div id="item3">3</div> </div>  <div class="row">   <label for="values">place-items: </label>   <select id="values">     <option value="stretch">stretch</option>     <option value="start">start</option>     <option value="center">center</option>     <option value="end">end</option>     <option value="left">left</option>     <option value="right">right</option>     <option value="auto center">auto center</option>     <option value="normal start">normal start</option>     <option value="center normal">center normal</option>     <option value="start auto">start auto</option>     <option value="end normal">end normal</option>     <option value="self-start auto">self-start auto</option>     <option value="self-end normal">self-end normal</option>     <option value="flex-start auto">flex-start auto</option>     <option value="flex-end normal">flex-end normal</option>     <option value="left auto">left auto</option>     <option value="right normal">right normal</option>     <option value="baseline normal">baseline normal</option>     <option value="first baseline auto">first baseline auto</option>     <option value="last baseline normal">last baseline normal</option>     <option value="stretch auto">stretch auto</option>   </select> </div> 

let values = document.getElementById('values'); let container = document.getElementById('container');  values.addEventListener('change', function (evt) {   container.style.placeItems = evt.target.value; }); 

CSS

#container {   height:200px;   width: 240px;   place-items: stretch; /* You can change this value by selecting another option in the list */   background-color: #8c8c8c;   display: flex; }  

Result

Placing items in a grid container

The following grid container has items which are smaller than the grid areas they are placed in, therefore place-items will move them in the block and inline dimensions.

div > div {   box-sizing: border-box;   border: 2px solid #8c8c8c; }  #item1 {   background-color: #8cffa0;   min-height: 30px;   font-size: 2em; }  #item2 {   background-color: #a0c8ff;   min-height: 50px; }  #item3 {   background-color: #ffa08c;   min-height: 40px; }  #item4 {   background-color: #ffff8c;   min-height: 60px; }  #item5 {   background-color: #ff8cff;   min-height: 70px; }  #item6 {   background-color: #8cffff;   min-height: 50px; }  select {   font-size: 16px; }  .row {   margin-top: 10px; } 

<div id="gridcontainer">   <div id="item1">1</div>   <div id="item2">2</div>   <div id="item3">3</div>   <div id="item4">4</div>   <div id="item5">5</div> </div>  <div class="row">   <label for="gridvalues">place-items: </label>   <select id="gridvalues">     <option value="stretch">stretch</option>     <option value="start">start</option>     <option value="center">center</option>     <option value="end">end</option>     <option value="left">left</option>     <option value="right">right</option>     <option value="auto center">auto center</option>     <option value="normal start">normal start</option>     <option value="center normal">center normal</option>     <option value="start auto">start auto</option>     <option value="end normal">end normal</option>     <option value="self-start auto">self-start auto</option>     <option value="self-end normal">self-end normal</option>     <option value="flex-start auto">flex-start auto</option>     <option value="flex-end normal">flex-end normal</option>     <option value="left auto">left auto</option>     <option value="right normal">right normal</option>     <option value="baseline normal">baseline normal</option>     <option value="first baseline auto">first baseline auto</option>     <option value="last baseline normal">last baseline normal</option>     <option value="stretch auto">stretch auto</option>   </select> </div> 

let values = document.getElementById('gridvalues'); let container = document.getElementById('gridcontainer');  values.addEventListener('change', function (evt) {   container.style.placeItems = evt.target.value; }); 

CSS

#gridcontainer {   height:200px;   width: 240px;   place-items: stretch; /* You can change this value by selecting another option in the list */   background-color: #8c8c8c;   display: grid;   grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }  #gridcontainer > div {   width: 50px; }  

Result

Specifications

Specification
CSS Box Alignment Module Level 3 # place-items-property

See also

CSS Flexbox Guide: Basic Concepts of Flexbox CSS Flexbox Guide: Aligning items in a flex container CSS Grid Guide: Box alignment in CSS Grid layouts CSS Box Alignment The align-items property The align-self property The justify-items property The justify-self property

Last modified: Feb 4, 2022, by MDN contributors

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