📄 tailwindcss/docs/align-self

File: align-self.md | Updated: 11/15/2025

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

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  1. Flexbox & Grid
  2. align-self

Flexbox & Grid

align-self

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

| 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; |

Examples


Auto

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

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<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:

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<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:

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<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:

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<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:

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<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:

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<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:

Spencer Sharp

Working on the future of astronaut recruitment at Space Recruit.

spacerecruit.com

Alex Reed

A multidisciplinary designer.

alex-reed.com

<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 ...">  <!-- ... --></div>

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation .

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