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Is Flex supported on all browsers?

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Is Flex supported on all browsers?

Flexbox is very well supported across modern browsers, however there are a few issues that you might run into.

Is Flex supported in Safari?

for some reason flexbox is not working on safari including mobile.

What is website flex?

Flexbox is a one-dimensional layout method for arranging items in rows or columns. Items flex (expand) to fill additional space or shrink to fit into smaller spaces.

How do I stop my flex from shrinking?

Try setting the flex-shrink property to 0 on the . flex-box .

When can I use flexbox?

You have a small design to implement — Flexbox is ideal when you have a small layout design to implement, with a few rows or a few columns. You need to align elements — Flexbox is perfect for that, the only thing we should do is create a flex container using display: flex and then define the flex-direction that we want.

Where can I use flexbox?

Personally, I like to use flexbox for a few main things: scaling, vertically and horizontally aligning, and re-ordering elements within a container. These are best used on page components within a parent element. There are plenty of other uses for flexbox, like changing the direction of a column or row.

How does flex work?

The flex container

  1. Items display in a row (the flex-direction property’s default is row ).
  2. The items start from the start edge of the main axis.
  3. The items do not stretch on the main dimension, but can shrink.
  4. The items will stretch to fill the size of the cross axis.
  5. The flex-basis property is set to auto .

Why flexbox is used?

Flexbox is a layout model that allows elements to align and distribute space within a container. Using flexible widths and heights, elements can be aligned to fill a space or distribute space between elements, which makes it a great tool to use for responsive design systems.

How do I stop my flex from overflowing?

To prevent horizontal overflow, you can:

  1. Use flex-basis: 0 and then let them grow with a positive flex-grow .
  2. Use a positive flex-shrink to let them shrink if there isn’t enough space.

What is Flex-shrink?

The flex-shrink property specifies how the item will shrink relative to the rest of the flexible items inside the same container. Note: If the element is not a flexible item, the flex-shrink property has no effect.

Why do we need flexbox?

Flexbox is a one-dimensional layout system that we can use to create a row or a column axis layout. It makes our life easier to design and build responsive web pages without having to use tricky hacks and a lot of float and position properties in our CSS code.

When should you not use flexbox?

When not to use flexbox

  1. Don’t use flexbox for page layout. A basic grid system using percentages, max-widths, and media queries is a much safer approach for creating responsive page layouts.
  2. Don’t add display:flex; to every single container div.
  3. Don’t use flexbox if you have a lot of traffic from IE8 and IE9.