How to Align One Item to the Right using CSS Flexbox ?

Last Updated : 11 Jan, 2025

Methods to Align a Single Item to the Right using CSS Flexbox:

1. Using margin-left: auto

Applying margin-left: auto to the specific flex item pushes it to the right, utilizing the available space.

HTML

<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .flex-container {
            display: flex;
            background-color: #f0f0f0;
            padding: 10px;
        }
        .flex-item {
            padding: 10px;
            background-color: #4CAF50;
            color: white;
            margin-right: 10px;
        }
        .flex-item-right {
            margin-left: auto;
            margin-right: 0;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="flex-container">
        <div class="flex-item">Item 1</div>
        <div class="flex-item">Item 2</div>
        <div class="flex-item flex-item-right">Item 3</div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

In this Example:

The .flex-container is defined as a flex container with display: flex.
The .flex-item-right class applies margin-left: auto, pushing "Item 3" to the right.

2. Using justify-content: space-between

Setting justify-content: space-between on the flex container distributes space between flex items, placing the first item at the start and the last item at the end.

HTML

<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .flex-container {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            background-color: #f0f0f0;
            padding: 10px;
        }
        .flex-item {
            padding: 10px;
            background-color: #4CAF50;
            color: white;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="flex-container">
        <div class="flex-item">Item 1</div>
        <div class="flex-item">Item 2</div>
        <div class="flex-item">Item 3</div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

The .flex-container uses justify-content: space-between to distribute items evenly, aligning the first item to the left and the last item to the right.

3. Using justify-content: flex-end with margin-left: auto

While justify-content: flex-end aligns all items to the right, combining it with margin-left: auto on a specific item can push that item further to the right, effectively separating it from the others.