align-self

Utilities for controlling how an individual flex or grid item is positioned along its container's cross axis.

Quick reference

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

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

Examples

Auto

Use the self-auto utility to align an item based on the value of the container's align-items property:

<!-- [!code classes:self-auto] -->
<div class="flex items-stretch ...">
  <div>01</div>
  <div class="self-auto ...">02</div>
  <div>03</div>
</div>

Start

Use the self-start utility to align an item to the start of the container's cross axis, despite the container's align-items value:

<!-- [!code classes:self-start] -->
<div class="flex items-stretch ...">
  <div>01</div>
  <div class="self-start ...">02</div>
  <div>03</div>
</div>

Center

Use the self-center utility to align an item along the center of the container's cross axis, despite the container's align-items value:

<!-- [!code classes:self-center] -->
<div class="flex items-stretch ...">
  <div>01</div>
  <div class="self-center ...">02</div>
  <div>03</div>
</div>

End

Use the self-end utility to align an item to the end of the container's cross axis, despite the container's align-items value:

<!-- [!code classes:self-end] -->
<div class="flex items-stretch ...">
  <div>01</div>
  <div class="self-end ...">02</div>
  <div>03</div>
</div>

Stretch

Use the self-stretch utility to stretch an item to fill the container's cross axis, despite the container's align-items value:

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

Baseline

Use the self-baseline utility to align an item such that its baseline aligns with the baseline of the flex container's cross axis:

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

Last baseline

Use the self-baseline-last utility to align an item along the container's cross axis such that its baseline aligns with the last baseline in the container:

<!-- [!code classes:self-baseline-last] -->
<div class="grid grid-cols-[1fr_auto]">
  <div>
    <img src="img/spencer-sharp.jpg" />
    <h4>Spencer Sharp</h4>
    <p class="self-baseline-last">Working on the future of astronaut recruitment at Space Recruit.</p>
  </div>
  <p class="self-baseline-last">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-self utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

<div class="self-auto md:self-end ...">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...</div>

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.