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Utilities for controlling how items are justified and aligned at the same time.

Quick reference

Class	Properties
place-items-start	place-items: start;
place-items-end	place-items: end;
place-items-center	place-items: center;
place-items-baseline	place-items: baseline;
place-items-stretch	place-items: stretch;

Basic usage

Start

Use place-items-start to place grid items on the start of their grid areas on both axes:

01 02 03 04 05 06

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

End

Use place-items-end to place grid items on the end of their grid areas on both axes:

01 02 03 04 05 06

<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 place-items-end h-56 ...">
  <div>01</div>
  <div>02</div>
  <div>03</div>
  <div>04</div>
  <div>05</div>
  <div>06</div>
</div>

Center

Use place-items-center to place grid items on the center of their grid areas on both axes:

01 02 03 04 05 06

<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 place-items-center h-56 ...">
  <div>01</div>
  <div>02</div>
  <div>03</div>
  <div>04</div>
  <div>05</div>
  <div>06</div>
</div>

Stretch

Use place-items-stretch to stretch items along their grid areas on both axes:

01 02 03 04 05 06

<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 place-items-stretch h-56 ...">
  <div>01</div>
  <div>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-items-center to only apply the place-items-center utility on hover.

<div class="grid place-items-start hover:place-items-center">
  <!-- ... -->
</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-items-center to apply the place-items-center utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<div class="grid place-items-start md:place-items-center">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

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