# CSS align-items Property

## Example

Center the alignments for all the items of the flexible <div> element:

div {
display: -webkit-flex; /* Safari */
-webkit-align-items: center; /* Safari 7.0+ */
display: flex;
align-items: center;
}
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## Definition and Usage

The align-items property specifies the default alignment for items inside the flexible container.

Tip: Use the align-self property of each item to override the align-items property.

Default value: | stretch
Inherited: | no
Animatable: | no. Read about animatable
Version: | CSS3
JavaScript syntax: | object.style.alignItems="center" Try it

## Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Numbers followed by -webkit- specify the first version that worked with a prefix.

Property |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
align-items | 21.0 | 11.0 | 20.0 | 7.0 -webkit- | 12.1

## CSS Syntax

align-items: stretch|center|flex-start|flex-end|baseline|initial|inherit;

## Property Values

Value | Description | Play it
--- | --- | ---
stretch | Default. Items are stretched to fit the container | Play it »
center | Items are positioned at the center of the container | Play it »
flex-start | Items are positioned at the beginning of the container | Play it »
flex-end | Items are positioned at the end of the container | Play it »
baseline | Items are positioned at the baseline of the container | Play it »
initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | Play it »
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |

## Related Pages

CSS Reference: align-content property

CSS Reference: align-self property

HTML DOM reference: alignItems property

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