Individual Properties vs flex Shorthand
Long Way (Individual)
flex-grow: 1;
flex-shrink: 1;
flex-basis: 0%;
Item
Shorthand
flex: 1;
Item
Master the flex
shorthand and flex-flow
to write cleaner,
more maintainable CSS. These shortcuts combine multiple properties into single declarations.
flex-grow: 1;
flex-shrink: 1;
flex-basis: 0%;
flex: 1;
Equal distribution (1 1 0%)
No grow/shrink (0 0 auto)
Size based on content (1 1 auto)
flex-direction: row;
flex-wrap: wrap;
flex-flow: row wrap;
Using flex: 1 for equal width cards
Clean, maintainable code with shorthand properties
Professional layouts made simple
flex: 1
→ Equal distributionflex: none
→ Fixed sizeflex: auto
→ Content-basedflex: 0 1 200px
→ Custom valuesflex-flow: row wrap
flex-flow: column nowrap
flex-flow: row-reverse wrap
flex-flow: column wrap-reverse
flex: 1
- Equal distribution (most common)flex: none
- Fixed size, no growing/shrinkingflex: auto
- Size based on contentflex: 0 1 200px
- Custom grow, shrink, basis