> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://rive.app/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Align and Distribute

> Align objects to the artboard or to each other.

[YouTube video player](https://www.youtube.com/embed/LBB3BDo5pR4)

Use align and distribute tools to quickly position objects on the artboard or space multiple objects evenly.

When you select one or more objects, the align and distribute tools appear in the Inspector.

## Align

Align tools let you align objects to the left, right, top, bottom, or center.

When a single object is selected, the object aligns to the artboard. When multiple objects are selected, the selected objects align to each other.

<video src="https://static.rive.app/video/align-tools.mp4" autoPlay loop muted playsInline />

### Align to a key object

With two or more objects selected, click one of them again to make it the Key Object, shown with a heavier outline. Aligning then moves the other selected objects to it, while the Key Object stays in place. Click it again to clear it.

<video src="https://static.rive.app/video/align-to-key-object.mp4" autoPlay loop muted playsInline />

## Distribute

Distribution tools appear when multiple objects are selected.

Use distribution to space selected objects evenly, either horizontally or vertically. This is useful when creating repeated elements, button groups, icon rows, or other layouts where objects should have consistent spacing.

<video src="https://static.rive.app/video/distribute-tools.mp4" autoPlay loop muted playsInline />