align-content
- Syntax
- Example of the align-content property:
- Result
- Example of the align-content property with the “center” value:
- Example of the align-content property with the “flex-start” value:
- Example of the align-content property with the “flex-end” value:
- Example of the align-content property with the “space-between” value:
- Result
- Example of the align-content property with the “space-around” value:
- Values
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- Syntax
- Example of the align-content property:
- Result
- Example of the align-content property with the “center” value:
- Example of the align-content property with the “flex-start” value:
- Example of the align-content property with the “flex-end” value:
- Example of the align-content property with the “space-between” value:
- Result
- Example of the align-content property with the “space-around” value:
- Values
CSS align-content Property
The CSS align-content property aligns a flex container’s lines when there is available space vertically (on the cross-axis).
The align-content property is one of the CSS3 properties.
When there is only one line in the flexbox, this property will not affect. It needs multiple lines within a flexible container.
The value “stretch” is this property’s default value.
The align-content property accepts the following values:
flex-start
flex-end
center
space-between
space-around
stretch
类目 | 类目 |
---|---|
Initial Value | stretch |
Applies to | Multi-line flex containers. |
Inherited | No. |
Animatable | No. |
Version | CSS3 |
DOM Syntax | object.style.alignContent = “flex-end”, |
Syntax
Syntax
align-content: flex-start | flex-end | center | space-between | space-around | stretch | initial | inherit;
Example of the align-content property:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
#example {
width: 70px;
height: 300px;
padding: 0;
border: 1px solid #c3c3c3;
display: -webkit-flex;
/* Safari */
-webkit-flex-flow: row wrap;
/* Safari 6.1+ */
-webkit-align-content: stretch;
/* Safari 7.0+ */
display: flex;
flex-flow: row wrap;
align-content: stretch;
}
#example li {
width: 70px;
height: 70px;
list-style: none;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Align-content: stretch; example</h2>
<ul id="example">
<li style="background-color:#8ebf42;"></li>
<li style="background-color:#1c87c9;"></li>
<li style="background-color:#666;"></li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
Result
Example of the align-content property with the “center” value:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#example {
width: 70px;
height: 300px;
padding: 0;
border: 1px solid #c3c3c3;
display: -webkit-flex;
/* Safari */
-webkit-flex-flow: row wrap;
/* Safari 6.1+ */
-webkit-align-content: center;
/* Safari 7.0+ */
display: flex;
flex-flow: row wrap;
align-content: center;
}
#example li {
width: 70px;
height: 70px;
list-style: none;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Align-content: center; example</h2>
<ul id="example">
<li style="background-color:#8ebf42;"></li>
<li style="background-color:#1c87c9;"></li>
<li style="background-color:#666;"></li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
Example of the align-content property with the “flex-start” value:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#example {
width: 70px;
height: 300px;
padding: 0;
border: 1px solid #c3c3c3;
display: -webkit-flex;
/* Safari */
-webkit-flex-flow: row wrap;
/* Safari 6.1+ */
-webkit-align-content: flex-start;
/* Safari 7.0+ */
display: flex;
flex-flow: row wrap;
align-content: flex-start;
}
#example li {
width: 70px;
height: 70px;
list-style: none;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Align-content: flex-start; example</h2>
<ul id="example">
<li style="background-color:#8ebf42;"></li>
<li style="background-color:#1c87c9;"></li>
<li style="background-color:#666;"></li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
Example of the align-content property with the “flex-end” value:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#example {
width: 70px;
height: 300px;
padding: 0;
border: 1px solid #c3c3c3;
display: -webkit-flex;
/* Safari */
-webkit-flex-flow: row wrap;
/* Safari 6.1+ */
-webkit-align-content: flex-end;
/* Safari 7.0+ */
display: flex;
flex-flow: row wrap;
align-content: flex-end;
}
#example li {
width: 70px;
height: 70px;
list-style: none;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Align-content: flex-end; example</h2>
<ul id="example">
<li style="background-color:#8ebf42;"></li>
<li style="background-color:#1c87c9;"></li>
<li style="background-color:#666;"></li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
In the following example the items are placed between the lines.
Example of the align-content property with the “space-between” value:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#example {
width: 70px;
height: 300px;
padding: 0;
border: 1px solid #c3c3c3;
display: -webkit-flex;
/* Safari */
-webkit-flex-flow: row wrap;
/* Safari 6.1+ */
-webkit-align-content: space-between;
/* Safari 7.0+ */
display: flex;
flex-flow: row wrap;
align-content: space-between;
}
#example li {
width: 70px;
height: 70px;
list-style: none;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Align-content: space-between; example</h2>
<ul id="example">
<li style="background-color:#8ebf42;"></li>
<li style="background-color:#1c87c9;"></li>
<li style="background-color:#666;"></li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
Result
Another example with the “space-around” value. There is equal space between the items.
Example of the align-content property with the “space-around” value:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#example {
width: 70px;
height: 300px;
padding: 0;
border: 1px solid #c3c3c3;
display: -webkit-flex;
/* Safari */
-webkit-flex-flow: row wrap;
/* Safari 6.1+ */
-webkit-align-content: space-around;
/* Safari 7.0+ */
display: flex;
flex-flow: row wrap;
align-content: space-around;
}
#example li {
width: 70px;
height: 70px;
list-style: none;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Align-content: space-around; example</h2>
<ul id="example">
<li style="background-color:#8ebf42;"></li>
<li style="background-color:#1c87c9;"></li>
<li style="background-color:#666;"></li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
Values
Values
Value | Description | Play it |
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stretch | Makes items stretch to fit the container. This is the default value for this property. | 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 » |
space-between | Items are placed between the lines. | Play it » |
space-around | Items are distributed with equal space between them. | Play it » |
initial | Makes the property use its default value. | Play it » |
inherit | Inherits the property from its parents element. |