`place-items` CSS property

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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.

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The CSS place-items shorthand property aligns items along both the block and inline directions at once. It sets the values of the align-items and justify-items properties. If the second value is not set, the first value is also used for it.

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place-items: center stretch;

place-items: center start;

place-items: start end;

place-items: end center;

<section class="default-example" id="default-example">
 <div class="example-container">
 <div class="transition-all" id="example-element">
 <div>One</div>
 <div>Two</div>
 <div>Three</div>
 </div>
 </div>
</section>

#example-element {
 border: 1px solid #c5c5c5;
 display: grid;
 grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
 grid-auto-rows: 80px;
 grid-gap: 10px;
 width: 220px;
}
#example-element > div {
 background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.2);
 border: 3px solid blue;
}

Constituent properties

This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:

Syntax

css

/* Positional alignment */
place-items: center;
place-items: normal start;
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;
place-items: anchor-center;
/* Baseline alignment */
place-items: baseline normal;
place-items: first baseline legacy;
place-items: last baseline normal;
place-items: stretch legacy;
/* Global values */
place-items: inherit;
place-items: initial;
place-items: revert;
place-items: revert-layer;
place-items: unset;

Values

One of the following forms:

A single align-items value, which is used to set alignment in both block and inline directions.
An align-items value, which sets alignment in the block direction, followed by a justify-items value, which sets alignment in the inline direction.

Formal definition

Initial value	as each of the properties of the shorthand: `align-items`: `normal` `justify-items`: `legacy`
Applies to	all elements
Inherited	no
Computed value	as each of the properties of the shorthand: `align-items`: as specified `justify-items`: as specified
Animation type	discrete

Formal syntax

place-items = 
 <'align-items'> <'justify-items'> ? 

<align-items> = 
 normal | 
 stretch | 
 <baseline-position> | 
 <overflow-position>? <self-position> 

<justify-items> = 
 normal | 
 stretch | 
 <baseline-position> | 
 <overflow-position>? [ <self-position> | left | right ] | 
 legacy | 
 legacy && [ left | right | center ] 

<baseline-position> = 
 [ first | last ] ? && 
 baseline 

<overflow-position> = 
 unsafe | 
 safe 

<self-position> = 
 center | 
 start | 
 end | 
 self-start | 
 self-end | 
 flex-start | 
 flex-end

Examples

Placing items in a flex container

In flexbox justify-self or justify-items do not apply, as on the main axis items are treated as a group. Therefore, the second value will be ignored.

div > div {
 box-sizing: border-box;
 border: 2px solid #8c8c8c;
 width: 50px;
 display: flex;
 align-items: center;
 justify-content: center;
}
#item1 {
 background-color: #8cffa0;
 min-height: 30px;
 font-size: 2em;
}
#item2 {
 background-color: #a0c8ff;
 min-height: 50px;
}
#item3 {
 background-color: #ffa08c;
 min-height: 40px;
}
#item4 {
 background-color: #ffff8c;
 min-height: 60px;
}
#item5 {
 background-color: #ff8cff;
 min-height: 70px;
}
#item6 {
 background-color: #8cffff;
 min-height: 50px;
}
select {
 font-size: 16px;
}
.row {
 margin-top: 10px;
}

<div id="container">
 <div id="item1">1</div>
 <div id="item2">2</div>
 <div id="item3">3</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
 <label for="values">place-items: </label>
 <select id="values">
 <option value="stretch">stretch</option>
 <option value="start">start</option>
 <option value="center">center</option>
 <option value="end">end</option>
 <option value="left">left</option>
 <option value="right">right</option>
 <option value="auto center">auto center</option>
 <option value="normal start">normal start</option>
 <option value="center normal">center normal</option>
 <option value="start auto">start auto</option>
 <option value="end normal">end normal</option>
 <option value="self-start auto">self-start auto</option>
 <option value="self-end normal">self-end normal</option>
 <option value="flex-start auto">flex-start auto</option>
 <option value="flex-end normal">flex-end normal</option>
 <option value="left auto">left auto</option>
 <option value="right normal">right normal</option>
 <option value="baseline normal">baseline normal</option>
 <option value="first baseline auto">first baseline auto</option>
 <option value="last baseline normal">last baseline normal</option>
 <option value="stretch auto">stretch auto</option>
 </select>
</div>

const values = document.getElementById("values");
const container = document.getElementById("container");
values.addEventListener("change", (evt) => {
 container.style.placeItems = evt.target.value;
});

CSS

css

#container {
 height: 200px;
 width: 240px;
 place-items: stretch; /* You can change this value by selecting another option in the list */
 background-color: #8c8c8c;
 display: flex;
}

Result

[フレーム]

Placing items in a grid container

The following grid container has items which are smaller than the grid areas they are placed in, therefore place-items will move them in the block and inline dimensions.

div > div {
 box-sizing: border-box;
 border: 2px solid #8c8c8c;
}
#item1 {
 background-color: #8cffa0;
 min-height: 30px;
 font-size: 2em;
}
#item2 {
 background-color: #a0c8ff;
 min-height: 50px;
}
#item3 {
 background-color: #ffa08c;
 min-height: 40px;
}
#item4 {
 background-color: #ffff8c;
 min-height: 60px;
}
#item5 {
 background-color: #ff8cff;
 min-height: 70px;
}
#item6 {
 background-color: #8cffff;
 min-height: 50px;
}
select {
 font-size: 16px;
}
.row {
 margin-top: 10px;
}

<div id="grid-container">
 <div id="item1">1</div>
 <div id="item2">2</div>
 <div id="item3">3</div>
 <div id="item4">4</div>
 <div id="item5">5</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
 <label for="grid-values">place-items: </label>
 <select id="grid-values">
 <option value="stretch">stretch</option>
 <option value="start">start</option>
 <option value="center">center</option>
 <option value="end">end</option>
 <option value="left">left</option>
 <option value="right">right</option>
 <option value="auto center">auto center</option>
 <option value="normal start">normal start</option>
 <option value="center normal">center normal</option>
 <option value="start auto">start auto</option>
 <option value="end normal">end normal</option>
 <option value="self-start auto">self-start auto</option>
 <option value="self-end normal">self-end normal</option>
 <option value="flex-start auto">flex-start auto</option>
 <option value="flex-end normal">flex-end normal</option>
 <option value="left auto">left auto</option>
 <option value="right normal">right normal</option>
 <option value="baseline normal">baseline normal</option>
 <option value="first baseline auto">first baseline auto</option>
 <option value="last baseline normal">last baseline normal</option>
 <option value="stretch auto">stretch auto</option>
 </select>
</div>

const values = document.getElementById("grid-values");
const container = document.getElementById("grid-container");
values.addEventListener("change", (evt) => {
 container.style.placeItems = evt.target.value;
});

CSS

css

#grid-container {
 height: 200px;
 width: 240px;
 place-items: stretch; /* You can change this value by selecting another option in the list */
 background-color: #8c8c8c;
 display: grid;
 grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
}
#grid-container > div {
 width: 50px;
}