This property is used to specify the length of the item, relative to the rest of the flexible items inside the same container. If the element is not a flexible item, the flex property has no effect.

The flex property is a shorthand for the flex-grow, flex-shrink, and flex-basis properties.

Syntax: –

Selector { flex: flex-grow flex-shrink flex-basis}

Ex: –

div { flex: 2 3;}

FlexBox or Flexible Box–

What is it ?

–Its Layout mode a CSS 3 concept

Why we need it ?

–It helps to create responsive web pages

Flexbox Properties–

• flex-direction
• flex-wrap
• align-content
• flex-flow
• flow-grow
• flow-shrink
• flow-basis
• flex

flex-direction–

This property is used to set the direction of flexible items. If the element is not a flexible item, the flex-direction property has no effect. We can set this property to row (default), row-reverse, column, column-reverse.

Ex: –

div { flex-direction: column-reverse; }

• row – This is used to display the flexible items horizontally as row
• row-reverse – This is used to display the flexible items same as row, but in reverse order
• column – This is used to display the flexible items vertically as column
• column-reverse – This is used to display the flexible items same as column, but in reverse order

flex-wrap–

This property is used to specify whether the flexible items should wrap or not. If the elements are not flexible items, the flex-wrap property has no effect. We can set this property to nowrap (default), wrap and wrap-reverse.

Ex: –

div { flex-wrap: wrap; }

• nowrap – It specifies that the flexible items will not wrap
• wrap – It specifies that the flexible items will wrap if necessary
• wrap-reverse – It specifies that the flexible items will wrap, if necessary, in reverse order

flex-flow–

It is a shorthand property for the flex-direction and the flex-wrap properties. If the elements are not flexible items, the flex-flow property has no effect.

Syntax: –

Selector { flex-flow: flex-direction flex-wrap;}

Ex: –

div { flex-flow: row-reverse wrap;}

• Flex-direction values:
• row (default)
• row-reverse
• Column
• column-reverse.

• Flex-wrap values:
• nowrap (default)
• wrap
• wrap-reverse

flex-grow–

This property is used to specify how much the item will grow relative to the rest of the flexible items inside the same container. If the element is not a flexible item, the flex-grow property has no effect. We can set this property to number (default 0).

Ex: –

div {flex-grow: 1;}

flex-shrink–

This property is used to specify how the item will shrink relative to the rest of the flexible items inside the same container. If the element is not a flexible item, the flex-shrink property has no effect. We can set this property to number (default 1).

Ex: –

div {flex-shrink: 2;}

flex-basis

This property is used to specify the initial length of a flexible item. If the element is not a flexible item, the flex-basis property has no effect. We can set this property to number and auto (default).

Ex:–

div {flex-basis: 3;}

• number – A length unit, or percentage, specifying the initial length of the flexible item(s)
• auto – The length is equal to the length of the flexible item. If the item has no length specified, the length will be according to its content

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