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title: Align Self
position: 18
seo_title: Telerik and Kendo UI Align Self Utilities
seo_description: Use the Telerik and Kendo UI Align Self Utilities to
control how the item will be aligned along the cross axis.
---
## Align Self
The Telerik and Kendo UI Align Self Utilities are CSS utility classes that enable you to control how the item is aligned along the cross axis.
### Stretch
Use the `k-align-self-stretch` utility to stretch the item to fill the alignment container along the cross axis.
### Center
Use the `k-align-self-center` utility to center the item within the alignment container along the cross axis.
### Start
Use the `k-align-self-start` utility to align the item to the start of the container along the cross axis.
### End
Use the `k-align-self-end` utility to align the item to the end of the container along the cross axis.
### Baseline
Use the `k-align-self-baseline` utility to align the item to the baseline of the container along the cross axis.