Flexbox is a one-dimensional layout system: set display: flex on a container to lay out its children (flex items) in a row or column.
Flexbox is a one-dimensional CSS layout method used to arrange items in either a row or a column. Flex items automatically expand to fill available space or shrink to fit smaller spaces, making it well-suited for responsive layouts. By setting display: flex on a parent element, that parent becomes a flex container and its children become flex items, which are then laid out along defined axes. The flex model uses a main axis (the direction items are laid out) and a cross axis (perpendicular to the main axis). Flexbox supports changing direction with flex-direction (including reverse variants), wrapping items onto new lines with flex-wrap (or the flex-flow shorthand), and controlling how space is distributed using the flex property (flex-grow, flex-shrink, and flex-basis). It also provides alignment and justification controls (align-items/align-self for the cross axis, justify-content for the main axis) and allows reordering items visually with the order property without changing their source order. Flexbox can be nested, enabling complex layouts where a flex item can also be a flex container.
Flexbox is a one-dimensional layout system: set display: flex on a container to lay out its children (flex items) in a row or column.
Use flex-direction to control the main-axis direction, flex-wrap to wrap overflowing items, and flex/flex-flow to manage flexible sizing.
Align and distribute items with align-items/align-self (cross axis) and justify-content (main axis), and reorder items visually with the order property.
Flexbox can be nested, allowing flex containers inside flex items for more complex responsive layouts.
The parent element with display: flex set on it, which establishes the flex formatting context.
A direct child of a flex container that participates in the flex layout.
The axis along which flex items are laid out, determined by flex-direction (e.g., row or column).
The axis perpendicular to the main axis, used for cross-axis alignment and sizing.
A property that sets the direction of the main axis (row, column, and their reverse variants).
A property that controls whether flex items stay on one line or wrap onto multiple lines when space is insufficient.
A shorthand property combining flex-direction and flex-wrap.
A shorthand for flex-grow, flex-shrink, and flex-basis that controls how flex items size relative to each other.
A property that aligns flex items along the cross axis within the flex container.
A property that overrides align-items for a specific flex item.
A property that distributes flex items along the main axis.
A property that changes the visual order of flex items without changing their source order.
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