align-items

Utilities for controlling how flex and grid items are positioned along a container's cross axis.

Quick reference

Class	Styles
items-start	align-items: flex-start;
items-end	align-items: flex-end;
items-end-safe	align-items: safe flex-end;
items-center	align-items: center;
items-center-safe	align-items: safe center;
items-baseline	align-items: baseline;
items-baseline-last	align-items: last baseline;
items-stretch	align-items: stretch;

Source: https://tailwindcss.com/guide/align-items

Examples

Stretch

Use the items-stretch utility to stretch items to fill the container's cross axis:

<!-- [!code classes:items-stretch] -->
<div class="flex items-stretch ...">
  <div class="py-4">01</div>
  <div class="py-12">02</div>
  <div class="py-8">03</div>
</div>

Start

Use the items-start utility to align items to the start of the container's cross axis:

<!-- [!code classes:items-start] -->
<div class="flex items-start ...">
  <div class="py-4">01</div>
  <div class="py-12">02</div>
  <div class="py-8">03</div>
</div>

Center

Use the items-center utility to align items along the center of the container's cross axis:

<!-- [!code classes:items-center] -->
<div class="flex items-center ...">
  <div class="py-4">01</div>
  <div class="py-12">02</div>
  <div class="py-8">03</div>
</div>

End

Use the items-end utility to align items to the end of the container's cross axis:

<!-- [!code classes:items-end] -->
<div class="flex items-end ...">
  <div class="py-4">01</div>
  <div class="py-12">02</div>
  <div class="py-8">03</div>
</div>

Baseline

Use the items-baseline utility to align items along the container's cross axis such that all of their baselines align:

<!-- [!code classes:items-baseline] -->
<div class="flex items-baseline ...">
  <div class="pt-2 pb-6">01</div>
  <div class="pt-8 pb-12">02</div>
  <div class="pt-12 pb-4">03</div>
</div>

Last baseline

Use the items-baseline-last utility to align items along the container's cross axis such that all of their baselines align with the last baseline in the container:

<!-- [!code classes:items-baseline-last] -->
<div class="grid grid-cols-[1fr_auto] items-baseline-last">
  <div>
    <img src="img/spencer-sharp.jpg" />
    <h4>Spencer Sharp</h4>
    <p>Working on the future of astronaut recruitment at Space Recruit.</p>
  </div>
  <p>spacerecruit.com</p>
</div>

This is useful for ensuring that text items align with each other, even if they have different heights.

Responsive design

Prefix an align-items utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

<div class="flex items-stretch md:items-center ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.