Tailwind CSS tutorial #12: Place Self

In the article, we will go into detail on how to use place-self.

Place Self

Format

place-self-{alignment}

Alignment	Tailwind Class	CSS Property
Auto	place-self-auto	place-self: auto;
Start	place-self-start	place-self: start;
End	place-self-end	place-self: end;
Center	place-self-center	place-self: center;
Stretch	place-self-stretch	place-self: stretch;

let's see each of this in action,

Auto

Use place-self-auto to align an item based on the value of the container’s place-items property:

<li class="flex h-40 w-full items-center px-4 py-2">
  <div class="justify-items-auto grid h-full w-full grid-cols-3 items-stretch gap-1 bg-yellow-100">
    <span class="rounded-md bg-red-500 py-2 px-3 text-white">1</span>
    <span class="self-auto rounded-md bg-green-500 py-6 px-3 text-white">2</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-blue-500 py-2 px-3 text-white">3</span>
  </div>
  <div class="ml-5 w-1/3 text-right">
    <div class="rounded-2 inline-block whitespace-nowrap rounded bg-pink-500 px-2 py-1 font-mono text-xs font-semibold text-white">self-auto</div>
  </div>
</li>

Output:

Start

Use place-self-start to align an item to the start on both axes:

<li class="flex h-40 w-full items-center px-4 py-2">
  <div class="justify-items-auto grid h-full w-full grid-cols-3 items-stretch gap-1 bg-yellow-100">
    <span class="rounded-md bg-red-500 py-2 px-3 text-white">1</span>
    <span class="self-start rounded-md bg-green-500 py-6 px-3 text-white">2</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-blue-500 py-2 px-3 text-white">3</span>
  </div>
  <div class="ml-5 w-1/3 text-right">
    <div class="rounded-2 inline-block whitespace-nowrap rounded bg-pink-500 px-2 py-1 font-mono text-xs font-semibold text-white">self-start</div>
  </div>
</li>

Output:

End

Use place-self-end to align an item to the end on both axes:

<li class="w-full h-40 flex items-center px-4 py-2">
    <div class="items-stretch h-full bg-yellow-100 justify-items-auto grid grid-cols-3 w-full gap-1">
      <span class="py-2 bg-red-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">1</span>
      <span class="self-end py-6 bg-green-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">2</span>
      <span class="py-2 bg-blue-500 text-white px-3 rounded-md">3</span>
    </div>
    <div class="ml-5 text-right w-1/3">
      <div class="text-xs font-semibold inline-block font-mono whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-1 rounded text-white bg-pink-500 rounded-2">self-end</div>
    </div>
  </li>

Output

Center

Use place-self-center to align an item at the center on both axes:

<li class="flex h-40 w-full items-center px-4 py-2">
  <div class="justify-items-auto grid h-full w-full grid-cols-3 items-stretch gap-1 bg-yellow-100">
    <span class="rounded-md bg-red-500 py-2 px-3 text-white">1</span>
    <span class="self-center rounded-md bg-green-500 py-6 px-3 text-white">2</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-blue-500 py-2 px-3 text-white">3</span>
  </div>
  <div class="ml-5 w-1/3 text-right">
    <div class="rounded-2 inline-block whitespace-nowrap rounded bg-pink-500 px-2 py-1 font-mono text-xs font-semibold text-white">self-center</div>
  </div>
</li>

Output:

Stretch

Use place-self-stretch to stretch an item on both axes:

<li class="flex h-40 w-full items-center px-4 py-2">
  <div class="justify-items-auto grid h-full w-full grid-cols-3 items-stretch gap-1 bg-yellow-100">
    <span class="rounded-md bg-red-500 py-2 px-3 text-white">1</span>
    <span class="self-stretch rounded-md bg-green-500 py-6 px-3 text-white">2</span>
    <span class="rounded-md bg-blue-500 py-2 px-3 text-white">3</span>
  </div>
  <div class="ml-5 w-1/3 text-right">
    <div class="rounded-2 inline-block whitespace-nowrap rounded bg-pink-500 px-2 py-1 font-mono text-xs font-semibold text-white">self-stretch</div>
  </div>
</li>

Output

Full code:
The overall code will be attached to repo link.

Overall Output

Resources:
tailwind.css

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