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Justify Self

The justify-self CSS property is a sub-property of the CSS Box Alignment module. It is used to set the alignment of an individual grid item along the inline (main) axis within a grid container.

Example 1: justify-self: start

.grid-container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  width: 100%;
}

.item-1 {
  justify-self: start; /* Aligns the item to the start of its grid area */
  background-color: lightblue;
}

Explanation

This code aligns the grid item with the class .item-1 to the very beginning of its designated grid cell along the row or inline axis. The start value positions the item at the leftmost edge of its area.

Example 2: justify-self: end

.grid-container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
}

.item-2 {
  justify-self: end; /* Aligns the item to the end of its grid area */
  background-color: lightcoral;
}

Explanation

Here, justify-self: end; pushes the grid item (.item-2) to the far right edge of its grid area. This is the opposite of the start alignment, placing it at the end of the inline axis.

Example 3: justify-self: center

.grid-container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto auto;
}

.item-3 {
  justify-self: center; /* Horizontally centers the item within its grid area */
  background-color: lightgreen;
}

Explanation

The center value perfectly centers the grid item horizontally within its cell. The item (.item-3) will have equal space on its left and right sides inside its grid track.

Example 4: justify-self: stretch

.grid-container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
}

.item-4 {
  justify-self: stretch; /* Stretches the item to fill the grid area's width */
  background-color: lightgoldenrodyellow;
}

Explanation

stretch is the default value for justify-self. It makes the grid item expand to completely fill the entire width of its grid cell along the inline axis.

Example 5: justify-self with auto

.grid-container {
  display: grid;
  justify-items: center; /* Center all items by default */
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
}

.item-5 {
  justify-self: auto; /* Inherits the justify-items value from the container */
  background-color: lightpink;
}

Explanation

The auto value inherits the justify-items property from the grid container. In this case, since the container has justify-items: center, .item-5 will also be centered.

Example 6: Overriding container alignment

.grid-container {
  display: grid;
  justify-items: end; /* Default alignment for all items is 'end' */
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
}

.item-6 {
  justify-self: start; /* Overrides the container's alignment */
  background-color: lightseagreen;
}

Explanation

This demonstrates how justify-self on an item can override the justify-items property of its parent grid container. While other items would align to the end, .item-6 is aligned to the start.

Example 7: justify-self in a complex grid

.grid-container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr 100px;
}

.item-7 {
  grid-column: 2 / 3;
  justify-self: center; /* Centers the item in the flexible middle column */
  background-color: lightskyblue;
}

Explanation

Even in a more complex grid layout with fixed and flexible columns, justify-self: center; precisely centers the content of .item-7 within the available space of its specified column.