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CSS Flexbox
Flex container and item properties, alignment, ordering, and common layout patterns
1Container Properties
display: flex | Enable flex layout on container |
display: inline-flex | Inline-level flex container |
flex-direction: row | Main axis: left to right (default) |
flex-direction: row-reverse | Main axis: right to left |
flex-direction: column | Main axis: top to bottom |
flex-direction: column-reverse | Main axis: bottom to top |
flex-wrap: nowrap | Single line (default) |
flex-wrap: wrap | Wrap to multiple lines |
flex-wrap: wrap-reverse | Wrap in reverse direction |
2Alignment (Main Axis)
justify-content: flex-start | Pack items to start (default) |
justify-content: flex-end | Pack items to end |
justify-content: center | Center items along main axis |
justify-content: space-between | Equal space between items |
justify-content: space-around | Equal space around items |
justify-content: space-evenly | Equal space between and around |
3Alignment (Cross Axis)
align-items: stretch | Stretch items to fill (default) |
align-items: flex-start | Align items to cross-start |
align-items: flex-end | Align items to cross-end |
align-items: center | Center items on cross axis |
align-items: baseline | Align items by text baseline |
align-content: flex-start | Pack lines to start (multi-line) |
align-content: center | Center lines (multi-line) |
align-content: space-between | Space between lines (multi-line) |
4Gap
gap: 16px | Equal row and column gap |
gap: 16px 24px | Row gap and column gap |
row-gap: 16px | Gap between rows only |
column-gap: 24px | Gap between columns only |
5Item Properties
flex: 1 | Shorthand: grow=1, shrink=1, basis=0% |
flex: 0 0 200px | Fixed 200px, no grow/shrink |
flex-grow: 1 | Allow item to grow (proportion) |
flex-shrink: 0 | Prevent item from shrinking |
flex-basis: 200px | Initial size before grow/shrink |
flex-basis: auto | Use content size as basis |
align-self: center | Override align-items for this item |
order: -1 | Change visual order (lower = first) |