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CSS justify-content Property

Learn about justify-content property which defines the position of the items of the container. See also property values with examples.

The justify-content property aligns the items when the items do not use all available space along the main axis. It controls the alignment of items overflowing the line. This property is a sub-property of the Flexible Box Layout module.

The justify-content property is one of the CSS3 properties.

Info

The justify-content property should be used with the display property set to "flex". For aligning the items vertically use the align-items property.

Initial Valueflex-start
Applies toFlex containers.
InheritedNo.
AnimatableNo.
VersionCSS3
DOM Syntaxobject.style.justifyContent = "center";

Syntax

CSS justify-content syntax

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

Example of the justify-content property:

CSS justify-content code example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document </title>
    <style>
      .center {
        width: 400px;
        height: 150px;
        border: 1px solid #666;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
      }
      .center div {
        width: 70px;
        height: 70px;
        background-color: #ccc;
        border: 1px solid #666;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Justify-content property example</h2>
    <p>Here the "justify-content: center" is set:</p>
    <div class="center">
      <div>1</div>
      <div>2</div>
      <div>3</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>
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Result

CSS justify-content flex-start

Example of the justify-content property with the "flex-start" value:

CSS justify-content flex-start example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document </title>
    <style>
      .start {
        width: 400px;
        height: 150px;
        border: 1px solid #666;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: flex-start;
      }
      .start div {
        width: 70px;
        height: 70px;
        background-color: #ccc;
        border: 1px solid #666;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Justify-content property example</h2>
    <p>Here the "justify-content: flex-start" is set:</p>
    <div class="start">
      <div>1</div>
      <div>2</div>
      <div>3</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>
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Example of the justify-content property with the "flex-end" value:

CSS justify-content flex-end example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document </title>
    <style>
      .end {
        width: 400px;
        height: 150px;
        border: 1px solid #666;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: flex-end;
      }
      .end div {
        width: 70px;
        height: 70px;
        background-color: #ccc;
        border: 1px solid #666;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Justify-content property example</h2>
    <p>Here the "justify-content: flex-end" is set:</p>
    <div class="end">
      <div>1</div>
      <div>2</div>
      <div>3</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>
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Example of the justify-content property with the "space-between" value:

CSS justify-content space-between example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document </title>
    <style>
      .space-between {
        width: 400px;
        height: 150px;
        border: 1px solid #666;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: space-between;
      }
      
      .space-between div {
        width: 70px;
        height: 70px;
        background-color: #ccc;
        border: 1px solid #666;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Justify-content property example</h2>
    <p>Here the "justify-content: space-between" is set:</p>
    <div class="space-between">
      <div>1</div>
      <div>2</div>
      <div>3</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>
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Example of the justify-content property with the "space-around" value:

CSS justify-content space-around example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document </title>
    <style>
      .space-around {
        width: 400px;
        height: 150px;
        border: 1px solid #666;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: space-around;
      }
      .space-around div {
        width: 70px;
        height: 70px;
        background-color: #ccc;
        border: 1px solid #666;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Justify-content property example</h2>
    <p>Here the "justify-content: space-around" is used:</p>
    <div class="space-around">
      <div>1</div>
      <div>2</div>
      <div>3</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>
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Values

ValueDescriptionPlay it
flex-startThe items start from the beginning of the container.Play it »
flex-endThe items are placed at the end of the container.Play it »
centerThe items are placed at the center of the container.Play it »
space-aroundThere is space before, between and after the items.Play it »
space-betweenThere is space between the items.Play it »
space-evenlyThere is equal space before, between, and after the items.Play it »
initialMakes the property use its default value.Play it »
inheritInherits the property from its parent element.

Practice

Practice

What does the 'justify-content' property in CSS do?