CSS

justify-content

Property

Example

Align the flex items at the center of the container:

div
{
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

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Definition and Usage

The justify-content property aligns the flexible container’s items when the items do not use all available space on the main-axis (horizontally).

Tip: Use the align-items property to align the items vertically.

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Default value:
flex-start

Inherited:
no

Animatable:
no. Read about animatable

Version:
CSS3

JavaScript syntax:
object.style.justifyContent=”space-between”
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Browser Support

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

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

Property

justify-content
29.0
21.0 -webkit-
11.0
28.0
18.0 -moz-
9.0
6.1 -webkit-
17.0

CSS Syntax

justify-content: flex-start|flex-end|center|space-between|space-around|space-evenly|initial|inherit;

Property Values

More Examples

Example

Align the flex items at the beginning of the container (this is default):

div
{
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-start;
}

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Example

Align the flex items at the end of the container:

div
{
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-end;
}

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Example

Display the flex items with space between the lines:

div
{
 
display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

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Example

Display the flex items with space before, between, and after the lines:

div
{
 
display: flex;
 
justify-content: space-around;
}

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Related Pages

CSS Reference: align-content property

CSS Reference: align-items property

CSS Reference: align-self property

HTML DOM reference: justifyContent property