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

Quick reference

Class	Properties
self-auto	align-self: auto;
self-start	align-self: flex-start;
self-end	align-self: flex-end;
self-center	align-self: center;
self-stretch	align-self: stretch;
self-baseline	align-self: baseline;

Basic usage

Auto

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

01 02 03

<div class="flex items-stretch ...">
  <div>01</div>
  <div class="self-auto ...">02</div>
  <div>03</div>
</div>

Start

Use self-start to align an item to the start of the container’s cross axis, despite the container’s align-items value:

01 02 03

<div class="flex items-stretch ...">
  <div>01</div>
  <div class="self-start ...">02</div>
  <div>03</div>
</div>

Center

Use self-center to align an item along the center of the container’s cross axis, despite the container’s align-items value:

01 02 03

<div class="flex items-stretch ...">
  <div>01</div>
  <div class="self-center ...">02</div>
  <div>03</div>
</div>

End

Use self-end 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 self-stretch to stretch an item to fill the container’s cross axis, despite the container’s align-items value:

01 02 03

<div class="flex items-stretch ...">
  <div>01</div>
  <div class="self-stretch ...">02</div>
  <div>03</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:self-end to only apply the self-end utility on hover.

<div class="self-auto hover: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:self-end to apply the self-end utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

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

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