CSS Align-Content: Complete Guide to Cross-Axis Multi-Line Alignment

1. flex-start (start)

Lines are packed toward the start of the cross-axis.

.container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-content: flex-start;
  height: 200px;
}

2. center

Lines are centered along the cross-axis.

.container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-content: center;
  height: 200px;
}

3. flex-end (end)

Lines are packed toward the end of the cross-axis.

.container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-content: flex-end;
  height: 200px;
}

4. space-between

Lines are evenly distributed with the first line at the start and last line at the end.

.container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-content: space-between;
  height: 200px;
}

5. space-around

Lines are evenly distributed with equal space around each line.

.container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-content: space-around;
  height: 200px;
}

6. space-evenly

Lines are evenly distributed with equal space between and around them.

.container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-content: space-evenly;
  height: 200px;
}

7. stretch (default)

Lines stretch to fill the remaining space in the container.

.container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-content: stretch; /* default value */
  height: 200px;
}

Current value: stretch
Effect: Lines stretch to fill the remaining space in the container.

Grid Example

.grid-container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 80px);
  grid-auto-rows: 60px;
  align-content: center;
  height: 200px;
  gap: 10px;
}

.card-container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-content: flex-start;
  gap: 15px;
}

.card {
  width: 150px;
  padding: 15px;
  border: 1px solid #dee2e6;
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.gallery {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-content: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 280px;
  gap: 10px;
}