CSS align-self Property

CSS align-self property aligns the selected items inside the current flex line and override the align-items values.

The align-self property is one of the CSS3 properties.

The align-self property accepts the same values as the align-items property:

auto
stretch
flex-start
flex-end
center
baseline

This property will be ignored if a vertical margin of a flex item is set to "auto". The align-self property does not apply to table cells or block-level boxes.

Initial Value	auto
Applies to	Flex items, grid items, and absolutely-positioned boxes.
Inherited	No.
Animatable	No.
Version	CSS3
DOM Syntax	object.style.alignSelf = "auto";

Syntax

align-self: auto | stretch | center | flex-start | flex-end | baseline | initial | inherit;

Example of the align-self property:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>The title of the document</title>
    <style>
      section {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        height: 120px;
        padding: 10px;
        background: #99caff;
      }
      div {
        height: 60px;
        background: #1c87c9;
        margin: 5px;
      }
      div:nth-child(1) {
        align-self: flex-start;
        background: #8ebf42;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Align-self property example</h2>
    <p>Here the align-self for the first box is set to "flex-start".</p>
    <section>
      <div>Box #1</div>
      <div>Box #2</div>
      <div>Box #3</div>
    </section>
  </body>
</html>

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Result

Here is an example where three boxes are used and the second is specified by "flex-end" value.

Example of the align-self property with the "flex-end" value:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>The title of the document</title>
    <style>
      section {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        height: 120px;
        padding: 10px;
        background: #99caff;
      }
      div {
        height: 60px;
        background: #1c87c9;
        margin: 5px;
      }
      div:nth-child(2) {
        align-self: flex-end;
        background: #8ebf42;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Align-self property example</h2>
    <p>Here the align-self for the second box is set to "flex-end".</p>
    <section>
      <div>Box #1</div>
      <div>Box #2</div>
      <div>Box #3</div>
    </section>
  </body>
</html>

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Values

Value	Description	Play it
auto	The item inherits its parent container's align-items property. This is the default value.	Play it »
stretch	Makes items stretch to fit the container.	Play it »
center	Items are placed at the center of the container.	Play it »
flex-start	Items are placed at the beginning of the container.	Play it »
flex-end	Items are placed at the end of the container.	Play it »
baseline	Items are positioned at the baseline of the container.	Play it »
initial	It makes the property use its default value.	Play it »
inherit	It inherits the property from its parents element.