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CSS place-items is a shorthand property used in CSS Grid Layout to set both the align-items and justify-items properties in a single declaration. It allows you to align and justify grid items within the grid container along both the block (column) and inline (row) axes simultaneously
This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:
Possible Values
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A single align-items value aligns in both the block and inline directions.
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An align-items value sets the block direction alignment, followed by justify-items, which specifies inline alignment.
Applies To
All elements.
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;
Baseline Alignment
place-items: baseline normal; place-items: first baseline legacy; place-items: last baseline normal; place-items: stretch legacy;
CSS place-items – Placing Items in a Grid Container
The following example demonstrates the different behavior of the place-items property in the grid layout −
<html> <head> <style> div > div { box-sizing: border-box; border: 2px solid blue; } .row { margin-bottom: 20px; } select { padding: 2px; background-color: yellow; border-radius: 10px; color: blue; } #grid-container { height: 400px; width: 350px; place-items: start; background-color: red; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 100px); } #grid-container > div { width: 60px; min-height: 60px; padding: 5px; margin: 5px; } .gridItem1 { background-color: greenyellow; } .gridItem2 { background-color: violet; } </style> </head> <body> <div class="row"> <label for="place-items-values">place-items: </label> <select id="place-items-values"> <option value="start">start</option> <option value="center">center</option> <option value="end">end</option> <option value="stretch">stretch</option> <option value="center normal">center normal</option> <option value="normal start">normal start</option> <option value="center normal">center normal</option> <option value="start legacy">start legacy</option> <option value="end normal">end normal</option> <option value="self-start legacy">self-start legacy</option> <option value="self-end normal">self-end normal</option> <option value="flex-start legacy">flex-start legacy</option> <option value="flex-end normal">flex-end normal</option> <option value="baseline">baseline</option> <option value="first baseline legacy">first baseline legacy</option> <option value="last baseline">last baseline</option> <option value="stretch legacy">stretch legacy</option> </select> </div> <div id="grid-container"> <div class="gridItem1">Grid Item 1</div> <div class="gridItem2">Grid Item 2</div> <div class="gridItem1">Grid Item 3</div> <div class="gridItem2">Grid Item 4</div> <div class="gridItem1">Grid Item 5</div> </div> <script> const values = document.getElementById("place-items-values"); const container = document.getElementById("grid-container"); values.addEventListener("change", () => { container.style.placeItems = values.value; }); </script> </body> </html>
CSS place-items – Placing Items in a Flex Container
The following example demonstrates the different behavior of the place-items property in the flex layout −
<html> <head> <style> div > div { box-sizing: border-box; border: 2px solid blue; display: flex; } .row { margin-bottom: 20px; } select { padding: 2px; background-color: yellow; border-radius: 10px; color: blue; } #flex-container { height: 350px; width: 350px; align-items: start; background-color: red; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; } #flex-container > div { width: 60px; min-height: 60px; padding: 5px; margin: 5px; } .flexItem1 { background-color: greenyellow; } .flexItem2 { background-color: violet; } </style> </head> <body> <div class="row"> <label for="place-items-values">place-items: </label> <select id="place-items-values"> <option value="start">start</option> <option value="center">center</option> <option value="end">end</option> <option value="stretch">stretch</option> <option value="center normal">center normal</option> <option value="normal start">normal start</option> <option value="center normal">center normal</option> <option value="start legacy">start legacy</option> <option value="end normal">end normal</option> <option value="self-start legacy">self-start legacy</option> <option value="self-end normal">self-end normal</option> <option value="flex-start legacy">flex-start legacy</option> <option value="flex-end normal">flex-end normal</option> <option value="baseline">baseline</option> <option value="first baseline legacy">first baseline legacy</option> <option value="last baseline">last baseline</option> <option value="stretch legacy">stretch legacy</option> </select> </div> <div id="flex-container"> <div class="flexItem1">Flex Item 1</div> <div class="flexItem2">Flex Item 2</div> <div class="flexItem1">Flex Item 3</div> <div class="flexItem2">Flex Item 4</div> <div class="flexItem1">Flex Item 5</div> <div class="flexItem2">Flex Item 6</div> <div class="flexItem1">Flex Item 7</div> </div> <script> const values = document.getElementById("place-items-values"); const container = document.getElementById("flex-container"); values.addEventListener("change", () => { container.style.placeItems = values.value; }); </script> </body> </html>
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