Quick Reference
The justify-content property aligns the flexible container’s items when the items do not use all available space on the horizontal axis.
div {
justify-content: center;
}Default
| Default value | flex-start |
| Inherited values | no |
| Can it be animated? | no |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| flex-start | Items are positioned at the beginning of the container (default) |
| flex-end | Items are positioned at the end of the container |
| center | Items are positioned in the center of the container |
| space-between | Items will have space between them |
| space-around | Items will have space before, between, and after them |
| space-evenly | Items will have equal space around them |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element |
Using JavaScript
The HTML element can also be styled using JavaScript and the element’s id.
document.getElementById('my_div').style.justifyContent = 'center';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.justifyContent = 'center';
}
</script>CSS Notes:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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