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Utilities for controlling how an individual item is justified and aligned at the same time.

Quick reference

Class	Properties
place-self-auto	place-self: auto;
place-self-start	place-self: start;
place-self-end	place-self: end;
place-self-center	place-self: center;
place-self-stretch	place-self: stretch;

Basic usage

Auto

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

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<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 ...">
  <div>01</div>
  <div class="place-self-auto ...">02</div>
  <div>03</div>
  <div>04</div>
  <div>05</div>
  <div>06</div>
</div>

Start

Use place-self-start to align an item to the start on both axes:

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<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 ...">
  <div>01</div>
  <div class="place-self-start ...">02</div>
  <div>03</div>
  <div>04</div>
  <div>05</div>
  <div>06</div>
</div>

Center

Use place-self-center to align an item at the center on both axes:

01 02 03 04 05 06

<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 ...">
  <div>01</div>
  <div class="place-self-center ...">02</div>
  <div>03</div>
  <div>04</div>
  <div>05</div>
  <div>06</div>
</div>

End

Use place-self-end to align an item to the end on both axes:

01 02 03 04 05 06

<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 ...">
  <div>01</div>
  <div class="place-self-end ...">02</div>
  <div>03</div>
  <div>04</div>
  <div>05</div>
  <div>06</div>
</div>

Stretch

Use place-self-stretch to stretch an item on both axes:

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<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-2 ...">
  <div>01</div>
  <div class="place-self-stretch ...">02</div>
  <div>03</div>
  <div>04</div>
  <div>05</div>
  <div>06</div>
</div>

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Applying conditionally

Hover, focus, and other states

Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:place-self-end to only apply the place-self-end utility on hover.

<div class="place-self-start hover:place-self-end">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.

Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:place-self-end to apply the place-self-end utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<div class="place-self-start md:place-self-end">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.