CSS Property: justify-content
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The CSS (CSS3) justify-content property indicates how
to align a flexible container’s items when the items do not use all available
space along the horizontal axis.
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Valid property values
(other than inherit
and initial) are:
|
Value
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Description
|
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center
|
Items are centred
|
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flex-start
|
(default value). Items
positioned at start of container
|
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flex-end
|
Items positioned at end
of container
|
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space-around
|
Items positioned with
space before, between and after lines
|
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space-between
|
Items positioned with
space between lines
|
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Default Value:
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flex-start
|
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JavaScript syntax:
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e.g. object.style.justifyContent="space-around"
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Inherited:
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No
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Animatable:
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Yes
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EXAMPLE:
HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head>
<style>
.x1 {display: flex; width: 100px; border: 2px solid red; justify-content: center;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
1. Element with default property<br>
<div style="display: flex; width: 100px; border: 2px solid red;" >
<div>A</div><div>B</div><div>C</div>
</div>
<br>
2. Element set using in-file HTML style<br>
<div class="x1">
<div>A</div><div>B</div><div>C</div>
</div>
<br>
3. Element set using JavaScript<br>
<div id="x2">
<div>A</div><div>B</div><div>C</div>
</div>
<br>
<script>
document.getElementById("x2").style.display = "flex";
document.getElementById("x2").style.width = "100px";
document.getElementById("x2").style.border = "2px solid red";
document.getElementById("x2").style.justifyContent = "center";
</script>
</body>
</html>
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FUNCTION THAT MAY ASSIST IN TESTING WHETHER FEATURE IS SUPPORTED:
function isSupportedCSSPropertyJustifyContent() {
var x = document.createElement("DIV"); x.style.justifyContent = "center"; return (window.getComputedStyle(x, null).justifyContent == "center");
} |
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