Flutter Column – Center Vertically

Flutter – Center Align Vertically in Column

To center align contents of Column widget vertically, set mainAxisAlignment attribute with MainAxisAlignment.center.

Syntax

Column(
  mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
  children: const <Widget>[
    // widgets
  ],
)

Example

Flutter Application with a Column containing four icons as children, and these are aligned at center along vertical axis.

main.dart

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() => runApp(const MyApp());

/// main application widget
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  static const String _title = 'Flutter Application';

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: _title,
      home: Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(title: const Text(_title)),
        body: const MyStatelessWidget(),
      ),
    );
  }
}

/// stateless widget that the main application instantiates
class MyStatelessWidget extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyStatelessWidget({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return  Column(
      mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
      children: <Widget>[
        Icon(
          Icons.audiotrack,
          size: 100.0,
        ),
        Icon(
          Icons.account_balance,
          size: 100.0,
        ),
        Icon(
          Icons.airplanemode_active,
          size: 100.0,
        ),
        Icon(
          Icons.alarm,
          size: 100.0,
        ),
      ],
    );
  }
}

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