CSS justify-content Property
Example
Align the flex items at the center of the container:
div
{
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
}
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Definition and Usage
The justify-content property aligns the flexible container's items when the items do not use all available space on the main-axis (horizontally).
Tip: Use the align-items property to align the items vertically.
Note: The justify-content property can also be used on a grid container to align grid items in the inline direction. For pages in English, inline direction is left to right and block direction is downward.
| Default value: | flex-start |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.justifyContent="space-between" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Numbers followed by -webkit- or -moz- specify the first version that worked with a prefix.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| justify-content | 29.0 21.0 -webkit- |
11.0 | 28.0 18.0 -moz- |
9.0 6.1 -webkit- |
17.0 |
CSS Syntax
justify-content: flex-start|flex-end|center|space-between|space-around|space-evenly|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| flex-start | Default value. Items are positioned at the beginning of the container | Demo ❯ |
| flex-end | Items are positioned at the end of the container | Demo ❯ |
| center | Items are positioned in the center of the container | Demo ❯ |
| space-between | Items will have space between them | Demo ❯ |
| space-around | Items will have space before, between, and after them | Demo ❯ |
| space-evenly | Items will have equal space around them | Demo ❯ |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
More Examples
Example
Align the flex items at the beginning of the container (this is default):
div
{
display: flex;
justify-content: flex-start;
}
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Example
Align the flex items at the end of the container:
div
{
display: flex;
justify-content: flex-end;
}
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Example
Display the flex items with space between the lines:
div
{
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
}
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Example
Display the flex items with space before, between, and after the lines:
div
{
display: flex;
justify-content: space-around;
}
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Example with grid
Display the grid items to the end:
#container
{
display: grid;
justify-content: end;
}
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Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS flexbox
CSS tutorial: CSS grid
CSS Reference: align-content property
CSS Reference: align-items property
CSS Reference: align-self property
HTML DOM reference: justifyContent property