CSS justify-content Property
Example
Make some space around the items of the flexible <div> element:
div
{
display: -webkit-flex; /* Safari */
-webkit-justify-content: space-around; /* Safari 6.1+ */
display: flex;
justify-content: space-around;
}
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Definition and Usage
The justify-content property aligns the flexible container's items when the items do not use all available space on the main-axis (horizontally).
Tip: Use the align-items property to align the items on the cross-axis (vertically).
Default value: | flex-start |
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Inherited: | no |
Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
Version: | CSS3 |
JavaScript syntax: | object.style.justifyContent="space-between" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Numbers followed by -webkit- or -moz- specify the first version that worked with a prefix.
Property | |||||
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justify-content | 29.0 21.0 -webkit- |
11.0 | 28.0 18.0 -moz- |
9.0 6.1 -webkit- |
17.0 |
CSS Syntax
justify-content: flex-start|flex-end|center|space-between|space-around|initial|inherit;
Property Values
Value | Description | Play it |
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flex-start | Default value. Items are positioned at the beginning of the container | Play it » |
flex-end | Items are positioned at the end of the container | Play it » |
center | Items are positioned at the center of the container | Play it » |
space-between | Items are positioned with space between the lines | Play it » |
space-around | Items are positioned with space before, between, and after the lines | Play it » |
initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | Play it » |
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Related Pages
CSS Reference: align-content property
CSS Reference: align-items property
CSS Reference: align-self property
HTML DOM reference: justifyContent property