Vertical Alignment

Quick reference

Basic usage

Baseline

Use align-baseline to align the baseline of an element with the baseline of its parent.

<span class="inline-block align-baseline ...">...</span>

Top

Use align-top to align the top of an element and its descendants with the top of the entire line.

<span class="inline-block align-top ...">...</span>

Middle

Use align-middle to align the middle of an element with the baseline plus half the x-height of the parent.

<span class="inline-block align-middle ...">...</span>

Bottom

Use align-bottom to align the bottom of an element and its descendants with the bottom of the entire line.

<span class="inline-block align-bottom ...">...</span>

Text Top

Use align-text-top to align the top of an element with the top of the parent element’s font.

<span class="inline-block align-text-top ...">...</span>

Text Bottom

Use align-text-bottom to align the bottom of an element with the bottom of the parent element’s font.

<span class="inline-block align-text-bottom ...">...</span>

Applying conditionally

Hover, focus, and other states

Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:align-top to only apply the align-top utility on hover.

<p class="align-middle hover:align-top">
  <!-- ... -->
</p>

For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.

Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:align-top to apply the align-top utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<p class="align-middle md:align-top">
  <!-- ... -->
</p>

To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.