CSS Property: align-content
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The CSS (CSS3) align-content property modifies the
behaviour of the flex-wrap
property, aligning flex lines. N.B. If you want to align items on the main x-axis
then use the justify-content
property.
Valid property values
(other than inherit
and initial) are:
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Value
|
Description
|
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center
|
Lines packed towards
centre of flex container
|
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flex-end
|
Lines packed towards
end of flex container
|
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flex-start
|
Lines packed towards
start of flex container
|
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space-between
|
Lines distributed
evenly in flex container
|
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space-around
|
Lines distributed
evenly in flex container but with half-size spaces at either end
|
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stretch
|
(default value). Lines
stretch to take up remaining space
|
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Default Value:
|
stretch
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JavaScript syntax:
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e.g. object.style.alignContent = "center";
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Inherited:
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No
|
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Animatable:
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No
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EXAMPLE:
HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head>
<style>
.x1 {display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; width: 80px; height: 60px;
border: 2px solid red; align-content: space-between}
</style>
</head>
<body>
1. Element with default property<br>
<div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; width: 100px; height: 60px;
border: 2px solid red;" >
<div>AAA </div><div>BBB </div>
<div>CCC </div><div>DDD </div>
</div>
<br>
2. Element set using in-file HTML style<br>
<div class="x1">
<div>AAA </div><div>BBB </div>
<div>CCC </div><div>DDD </div>
</div>
<br>
3. Element set using JavaScript<br>
<div id="x2">
<div>AAA </div><div>BBB </div>
<div>CCC </div><div>DDD </div>
</div>
<br>
<script>
document.getElementById("x2").style.display = "flex";
document.getElementById("x2").style.flexWrap = "wrap";
document.getElementById("x2").style.width = "80px";
document.getElementById("x2").style.height = "60px";
document.getElementById("x2").style.border = "2px solid red";
document.getElementById("x2").style.alignContent = "space-between";
</script>
</body>
</html>
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FUNCTION THAT MAY ASSIST IN TESTING WHETHER FEATURE IS SUPPORTED:
function isSupportedCSSPropertyAlignContent() {
var x = document.createElement("DIV"); x.style.alignContent = "center"; return (window.getComputedStyle(x, null).alignContent == "center");
} |
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