Css Flexbox

CSS flexbox

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CSS Flexbox (Flexible Box Layout) is a layout model that allows you to design complex layouts with a simpler and cleaner approach. It enables a responsive design without the need for float or positioning hacks. A flex container expands items to fill available space and distributes space between them efficiently.

.container {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row; /* or column */
    justify-content: center; /* Options: flex-start, flex-end, space-between, space-around */
    align-items: stretch; /* Options: flex-start, flex-end, center, baseline */
}

To create a flex container, simply set the display property to flex. By default, the flex direction is set to row, meaning child elements will be laid out in a horizontal line.

.flex-container {
    display: flex;
    /* You can change the direction */
    flex-direction: column; /* Aligns children vertically */
}

The justify-content property controls how space is distributed along the main axis. You can use several values, such as space-between to place equal space between items and space-around to give equal space around each item.

.flex-container {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
}

The align-items property adjusts the alignments of flex items on the cross axis. For example, setting it to center makes all flex items centered vertically (if the direction is row).

.flex-container {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

You can also control the flex-grow, flex-shrink and flex-basis of individual flex items. This allows you to specify whether an item should grow to fill available space or shrink if necessary.

.flex-item {
    flex: 1; /* Grow to fill space, shrink if needed. */
    min-width: 100px; /* Sets a minimum width */
    max-width: 300px; /* Sets a maximum width */
}

To wrap flex items, use the flex-wrap property. This can be useful if you want items to move to the next line when they can't fit in one line.

.flex-container {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

Lastly, if you want to control how items are aligned in a specific space, use align-content which is particularly useful when there's extra space in the cross axis.

.flex-container {
    display: flex;
    align-content: space-between;
}