align-self

The align-self property is a sub-property of the Flexible Box Layout module.

It makes possible to override the align-items value for specific flex items.

The align-self property accepts the same 5 values as the align-items:

• flex-start: cross-start margin edge of the item is placed on the cross-start line
• flex-end: cross-end margin edge of the item is placed on the cross-end line
• center: item is centered in the cross-axis
• baseline: items are aligned such as their baseline are aligned
• stretch (default): stretch to fill the container (still respect min-width/max-width)

Syntax

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

.flex-item {
  align-self: flex-end;
}

Demo

The following demo shows how an item can align itself in the flex container depending on the align-self value:

• The 1st item is set to flex-start
• The 2nd item is set to flex-end
• The 3rd item is set to center
• The 4th item is set to baseline
• The 5th item is set to stretch

See the Pen align-self demo by CSS-Tricks (@css-tricks) on CodePen.

Related Properties

• flex-grow
• flex-shrink
• flex-basis
• flex
• order

Other Resources

• align-self in the spec
• align-self at MDN
• Advanced cross-browser flexbox
• A guide to Flexbox
• Using Flexbox
• Old Flexbox and new Flexbox

Browser Support

For more informations about how to mix syntaxes in order to get the best browser support, please refer to this article (CSS-Tricks) or this article (DevOpera).