ExampleCenter the child elements of a div box by using the box-align and box-pack properties together:
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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.
The box-align property specifies how to align the child elements of a box.
Default value: | stretch |
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Inherited: | no |
Version: | CSS3 |
JavaScript syntax: | object.style.boxAlign="center" |
box-align: start|end|center|baseline|stretch; |
Value | Description |
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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 |
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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.