Tailwind CSS Justify Items
Last Updated :
23 Jul, 2025
This class accepts two values in tailwind CSS. It is the alternative to the CSS justify-items property. This class is used for controlling how grid items are aligned along their inline axis.
Justify Items:
- justify-items-auto
- justify-items-start
- justify-items-end
- justify-items-center
- justify-items-stretch
justify-items-auto
This class is used to justify grid items automatically on their inline axis.
Syntax:
<element class="justify-items-auto">...</element>
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link href=
"https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/tailwind.min.css"
rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body class="text-center">
<h1 class="text-green-600 text-5xl font-bold">
GeeksforGeeks
</h1>
<b>Tailwind CSS Justify Items Class</b>
<div id="main" class="grid justify-items-auto grid-cols-2">
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 h-12">1</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 h-12">2</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 h-12">3</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 h-12">4</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 h-12">5</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 h-12">6</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output:

justify-items-start
This class is used to justify grid items against the start of their inline axis.
Syntax:
<element class="justify-items-start">...</element>
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link href=
"https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/tailwind.min.css"
rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body class="text-center">
<h1 class="text-green-600 text-5xl font-bold">
GeeksforGeeks
</h1>
<b>Tailwind CSS Justify Items Class</b>
<div id="main" class="grid justify-items-start grid-cols-2">
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">1</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">2</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">3</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">4</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">5</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">6</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output:

justify-items-end
This class is used to justify grid items against the end of their inline axis.
Syntax:
<element class="justify-items-end">...</element>
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link href=
"https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/tailwind.min.css"
rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body class="text-center">
<h1 class="text-green-600 text-5xl font-bold">
GeeksforGeeks
</h1>
<b>Tailwind CSS Justify Items Class</b>
<div id="main" class="grid justify-items-end grid-cols-2">
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">1</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">2</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">3</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">4</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">5</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">6</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output:

justify-items-center
This class is used to justify grid items along their inline axis.
Syntax:
<element class="jjustify-items-center">...</element>
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link href=
"https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/tailwind.min.css"
rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body class="text-center">
<h1 class="text-green-600 text-5xl font-bold">
GeeksforGeeks
</h1>
<b>Tailwind CSS Justify Items Class</b>
<div id="main" class="grid justify-items-center grid-cols-2">
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">1</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">2</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">3</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">4</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">5</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 w-20 h-12">6</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output:

justify-items-stretch
This class is used to stretch items along their inline axis.
Syntax:
<element class="justify-items-stretch">...</element>
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link href=
"https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/tailwind.min.css"
rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body class="text-center">
<h1 class="text-green-600 text-5xl font-bold">
GeeksforGeeks
</h1>
<b>Tailwind CSS Justify Items Class</b>
<div id="main" class="grid justify-items-stretch grid-cols-2">
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 h-12">1</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 h-12">2</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 h-12">3</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 h-12">4</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 h-12">5</div>
<div class="bg-green-500 rounded-lg m-4 h-12">6</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output: