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align-self

The align-self CSS property overrides a grid or flex item's align-items value. In Grid, it aligns the item inside the grid area. In Flexbox, it aligns the item on the cross axis.

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The property doesn't apply to block-level boxes, or to table cells. If a flexbox item's cross-axis margin is auto, then align-self is ignored.

Syntax

/* Keyword values */
align-self: auto;
align-self: normal;

/* Positional alignment */
/* align-self does not take left and right values */
align-self: center; /* Put the item around the center */
align-self: start; /* Put the item at the start */
align-self: end; /* Put the item at the end */
align-self: self-start; /* Align the item flush at the start */
align-self: self-end; /* Align the item flush at the end */
align-self: flex-start; /* Put the flex item at the start */
align-self: flex-end; /* Put the flex item at the end */

/* Baseline alignment */
align-self: baseline;
align-self: first baseline;
align-self: last baseline;
align-self: stretch; /* Stretch 'auto'-sized items to fit the container */

/* Overflow alignment */
align-self: safe center;
align-self: unsafe center;

/* Global values */
align-self: inherit;
align-self: initial;
align-self: revert;
align-self: revert-layer;
align-self: unset;

Values

auto

Computes to the parent's align-items value.

normal

The effect of this keyword is dependent of the layout mode we are in:

In absolutely-positioned layouts, the keyword behaves like start on replaced absolutely-positioned boxes, and as stretch on all other absolutely-positioned boxes.
In static position of absolutely-positioned layouts, the keyword behaves as stretch.
For flex items, the keyword behaves as stretch.
For grid items, this keyword leads to a behavior similar to the one of stretch, except for boxes with an aspect ratio or an intrinsic sizes where it behaves like start.
The property doesn't apply to block-level boxes, and to table cells.

self-start

Aligns the items to be flush with the edge of the alignment container corresponding to the item's start side in the cross axis.

self-end

Aligns the items to be flush with the edge of the alignment container corresponding to the item's end side in the cross axis.

flex-start

The cross-start margin edge of the flex item is flushed with the cross-start edge of the line.

flex-end

The cross-end margin edge of the flex item is flushed with the cross-end edge of the line.

center

The flex item's margin box is centered within the line on the cross-axis. If the cross-size of the item is larger than the flex container, it will overflow equally in both directions.

baseline, first baseline, last baseline

Specifies participation in first- or last-baseline alignment: aligns the alignment baseline of the box's first or last baseline set with the corresponding baseline in the shared first or last baseline set of all the boxes in its baseline-sharing group. The fallback alignment for first baseline is start, the one for last baseline is end.

stretch

If the combined size of the items along the cross axis is less than the size of the alignment container and the item is auto-sized, its size is increased equally (not proportionally), while still respecting the constraints imposed by max-height/max-width (or equivalent functionality), so that the combined size of all auto-sized items exactly fills the alignment container along the cross axis.

safe

If the size of the item overflows the alignment container, the item is instead aligned as if the alignment mode were start.

unsafe

Regardless of the relative sizes of the item and alignment container, the given alignment value is honored.

Formal definition

Initial value	`auto`
Applies to	flex items, grid items, and absolutely-positioned boxes
Inherited	no
Computed value	`auto` computes to itself on absolutely-positioned elements, and to the computed value of `align-items` on the parent (minus any legacy keywords) on all other boxes, or `start` if the box has no parent. Its behavior depends on the layout model, as described for `justify-self`. Otherwise the specified value.
Animation type	discrete

Formal syntax

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

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

<overflow-position> = 
  unsafe  |
  safe    

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

Examples

HTML

<section>
  <div>Item #1</div>
  <div>Item #2</div>
  <div>Item #3</div>
</section>

CSS

section {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  height: 120px;
  background: beige;
}

div {
  height: 60px;
  background: cyan;
  margin: 5px;
}

div:nth-child(3) {
  align-self: flex-end;
  background: pink;
}

Result

Specifications

Specification
CSS Box Alignment Module Level 3 # align-self-property
CSS Flexible Box Layout Module Level 1 # align-items-property

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`align-self`	2921	1212	4920	10	12.1	97	4.44.4	2925	4920	12.1	97	2.01.5
`flex_context`	36 21–36 Older versions of the specification treat absolute positioned children as though they are a 0 by 0 flex item. Later specification versions take the children out of the flow and set their positions based on align and justify properties. Chrome implements the new behavior beginning with Chrome 52.	12	20 Before Firefox 27, only single-line flexbox is supported.	11	12.1	7	37 4.4–37 Older versions of the specification treat absolute positioned children as though they are a 0 by 0 flex item. Later specification versions take the children out of the flow and set their positions based on align and justify properties. Chrome implements the new behavior beginning with Chrome 52.	36 25–36 Older versions of the specification treat absolute positioned children as though they are a 0 by 0 flex item. Later specification versions take the children out of the flow and set their positions based on align and justify properties. Chrome implements the new behavior beginning with Chrome 52.	20 Before Firefox 27, only single-line flexbox is supported.	12.1	7	3.0 1.5–3.0 Older versions of the specification treat absolute positioned children as though they are a 0 by 0 flex item. Later specification versions take the children out of the flow and set their positions based on align and justify properties. Samsung Internet implements the new behavior beginning with Samsung Internet 6.0.
`grid_context`	57	16	52	10 Internet Explorer 10 and 11 have the property `-ms-grid-row-align`, which acts in a similar way to `align-self`.	44	10.1	57	52	52	43	10.3	6.2