CSS3 box-align Property

Example

Center the child elements of a div box by using the box-align and box-pack properties together:

div
{
width:350px;
height:100px;
border:1px solid black;

/* Firefox */
display:-moz-box;
-moz-box-orient:horizontal;
-moz-box-pack:center;
-moz-box-align:center;

/* Safari and Chrome */
display:-webkit-box;
-webkit-box-orient:horizontal;
-webkit-box-pack:center;
-webkit-box-align:center;

/* W3C */
display:box;
box-orient:horizontal;
box-pack:center;
box-align:center;
}

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More examples at the bottom of this page.

Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The box-align property is not supported in any of the major browsers.

Firefox supports an alternative, the -moz-box-align property.

Safari and Chrome support an alternative, the -webkit-box-align property.


Definition and Usage

The box-align property specifies how to align the child elements of a box.

Default value: stretch
Inherited: no
Version: CSS3
JavaScript syntax: object.style.boxAlign="center"


Syntax

box-align: start|end|center|baseline|stretch;

Value Description
start For normal direction boxes, the top edge of each child is placed along the top of the box. For reverse direction boxes, the bottom edge of each child is placed along the bottom of the box
end For normal direction boxes, the bottom edge of each child is placed along the bottom of the box. For reverse direction boxes, the top edge of each child is placed along the top of the box
center Any extra space is divided evenly, with half placed above the child and the other half placed below the child
baseline If box-orient is inline-axis or horizontal, all children are placed with their baselines aligned
stretch The child elements are stretched to fill the containing block


Examples

Try it Yourself - Examples

Change the box-align value for an element
This example demonstrates how to use a JavaScript to change the box-align values for an element.