![]() ![]() I’ve written another post that explains in detail how this works and why. If we want to create a masonry layout with three columns we can divide all the items into three “groups”, like so: We can combine that property with some clever use of the nth-child() selector to order items dynamically depending on their original order. Luckily, we can use the order property to change in which order elements are rendered. If you read from left to right the elements would seem to be shuffled and appear in a seemingly random order, for example 1, 3, 6, 2, 4, 7, 8, etc. This creates a layout that looks great, and similar to the masonry effect, but it could be confusing for users it creates an unexpected ordering of elements. One of the main challenges of creating a masonry layout with flexbox is that to make an item affect the positioning of an item above and below it we need to change the flex-direction of the container to column, which makes items run from top to bottom. Flexbox might seem like a great candidate to finally create this layout with CSS only, and it’s certainly possible, but it’s surprisingly hacky. The axis perpendicular to the main axis is called the cross axis.You’ve probably seen masonry (or mosaic) layouts all over the internet, but it’s likely that they were all powered by Masonry or a similar JavaScript library. Every item inside the flex container becomes a flex item. To create a flex container set display: flex on the element. By default, this axis goes horizontally from left to right. At the end of the article, I offer a few simple examples where flexbox makes life much easier.įlexbox positions elements within flex container across one axis (called the main axis). The article is long and may feel dry at moments but bear with me. The bonus of learning flexbox in depth is that alignment specification for flexbox is also used for the grid, so learning grid afterwards is a breeze. In cases where flexbox is not enough, there is also display: gird. ![]() Even dreaded horizontal alignment is not a big deal. Element positioning and sizing is much simpler. With the flexbox, you can build most of the layouts that you can think of. If I were to recommend one feature that is worth learning in detail, it would be flexbox. Modern CSS is loaded with features many things that in the past required JavaScript and tooling now can be done with plain CSS. ![]()
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