Mastering CSS Flexbox
A comprehensive guide to
understanding and using CSS Flexbox.
Introduction to Flexbox
CSS Flexible Box Layout (Flexbox) is a layout model designed for arranging elements efficiently.
- It helps distribute space dynamically among items in a container.
Flex Container & Flex Items
• Flex Container: The parent element that holds flex items.
• Flex Items: The child elements inside the container.
Example:
.container {
display: flex;
background-color: lightblue;
}
.item {
padding: 10px;
border: 1px solid black;
}
Flexbox Properties
• display: flex - Enables flexbox on a container.
• flex-direction - Defines the direction of items.
• justify-content - Aligns items horizontally.
• align-items - Aligns items vertically.
Example - Horizontal Centering
Example CSS:
.container {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
height: 100vh;
}
Flex-Wrap & Align-Content
• flex-wrap - Allows items to wrap to the next line.
• align-content - Controls spacing between wrapped lines.
Example:
.container {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
align-content: space-around;
}
Responsive Design with Flexbox
• Flexbox is useful for responsive layouts.
• Works well with media queries.
Example:
@media (max-width: 600px) {
.container {
flex-direction: column;
}
}
Flexbox vs Grid
Flexbox:
• One-dimensional layout
• Good for aligning items
Grid:
• Two-dimensional layout
• Ideal for complex designs
Conclusion
• Flexbox is a powerful tool for arranging elements.
• Great for responsive layouts.
• Can be combined with CSS Grid for advanced layouts.
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