# Selected Item Distance

## Content

The **SelectedItemDistance** property sets the distance between the selected item and items directly next to it. The value for this property is relative to the current item size, meaning that a value of 0.5 places the distance between the selected item and the items next to it at half the size of the selected item.

Here are a few examples of **SelectedItemDistance** property settings:

| **SelectedItemDistance = .5** |
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| **SelectedItemDistance = 1** |
| ![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/babf1807-69aa-4d8a-96b6-d6c6d9325368/silverlightdocuments/documents/graphics/c1coverflow/narrative/selecteditemdistance_1.png) |
| **SelectedItemDistance = 1.5** |
| ![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/babf1807-69aa-4d8a-96b6-d6c6d9325368/silverlightdocuments/documents/graphics/c1coverflow/narrative/selecteditemdistance_1.5.png) |