Displaying flexbox centered but align items left like text align left

Question

I am trying to setup these divs to display in the centre but keep their items displayed left, like text-align: left would do.

Here's my example: https://jsfiddle.net/gr5Lmos1/

#donateList {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  align-self: center;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.donateItem {
  flex: 0 1 auto;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  align-self: center;
}

.donateItem * {
  display: inline-block;
}

.donateItem p {
  vertical-align: bottom;
}

.donateItem img {
  height: 64px;
  width: 64px;
}

<div id="donateList">
  <div class="donateItem">
    <img src="/images/icons/bitcoin.png">
    <p>Bitcoin:</p>
    <p>fkewjhf;eiwhf;iewfhwehfewifhew</p>
  </div>
  <div class="donateItem">
    <img src="/images/icons/paypal.png">
    <p>Paypal:</p>
    <p>eijfhewfwifhefefewf</p>
  </div>
</div>

I am trying to get the donateItem's contents to all display left but keep all the donateItem's divs centre as they are now.

Answer 1

If you are open to include another wrapper in your markup, it is easy:

1. Use align-items: flex-start (or let it take the default stretch value) for the #donateList

2. Center align vertically and horizontally the new wrapper div.

See demo below (also removed some redundant styles):

main { /* ADDED */
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}
#donateList {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: flex-start; /* CHANGED */
  /*align-self: center;*/
  flex-direction: column;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.donateItem {
  flex: 0 1 auto;
  /*align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  align-self: center;*/
}

.donateItem * {
  display: inline-block;
}

.donateItem p {
  vertical-align: bottom;
}

.donateItem img{
  height: 64px;
  width: 64px;
}

<main>
  <div id="donateList">
    <div class="donateItem">
      <img src="http://placehold.it/100x100">
      <p>Bitcoin:</p>
      <p>fkewjhf;eiwhf;iewfhwehfewifhew</p>
    </div>
    <div class="donateItem">
      <img src="http://placehold.it/100x100">
      <p>Paypal:</p>
      <p>eijfhewfwifhefefewf</p>
    </div>
  </div>
</main>

Answer 2

Here's a solution, but it's a bit hacky and the container width needs to be adjusted to the particular situation. The container gets these settings for centering inside the body:

width: 50%;
margin: 0 auto;
overflow: visible;
white-space: nowrap;

...and the flex items get align-self: flex-start; for left-alignment inside the container:

#donateList {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  align-self: center;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  width: 50%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  overflow: visible;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.donateItem {
  flex: 0 1 auto;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  align-self: flex-start;
}

.donateItem * {
  display: inline-block;
}

.donateItem p {
  vertical-align: bottom;
}

.donateItem img {
  height: 64px;
  width: 64px;
}

<div id="donateList">
  <div class="donateItem">
    <img src="/images/icons/bitcoin.png">
    <p>Bitcoin:</p>
    <p>fkewjhf;eiwhf;iewfhwehfewifhew</p>
  </div>
  <div class="donateItem">
    <img src="/images/icons/paypal.png">
    <p>Paypal:</p>
    <p>eijfhewfwifhefefewf</p>
  </div>
</div>