CSS Flexbox, or the Flexible Box Layout, is a layout model that allows you to design a flexible and responsive layout structure without using float or positioning.
Here are some key concepts and properties to understand:
display: flex; - This property defines a flex container.
flex-direction - This defines the direction of the flex items inside the container. It can be row
, row-reverse
, column
, or column-reverse
.
justify-content - This aligns the flex items along the main axis. Values can be flex-start
, flex-end
, center
, space-between
, space-around
, or space-evenly
.
align-items - This aligns the flex items along the cross axis. Values include stretch
, flex-start
, flex-end
, center
, or baseline
.
flex-wrap - This specifies whether the flex items should wrap or not. It can be nowrap
, wrap
, or wrap-reverse
.
flex - This is a shorthand property for flex-grow
, flex-shrink
, and flex-basis
. It defines how a flex item will grow or shrink to fit the space available in its flex container.
order - This defines the order of the flex items.
align-self - This allows the default alignment (or the one specified by align-items
) to be overridden for individual flex items. Values can be auto
, flex-start
, flex-end
, center
, baseline
, or stretch
.
Here' a simple example to illustrate how Flexbox works:
In this example:
The .container
is a flex container with a row direction, centering items along both axes.
Each .item
inside the container is a flex item.
Feel free to ask any questions if you need further clarification!