Introduction To CSS Flexbox

This course is designed to help you elevate your HTML webpage layouts using the power of CSS Flexbox — a layout model that gives you precise control over alignment, spacing, and responsiveness.

You’ll learn how each Flexbox property works through clear demonstrations, covering both parent container properties and child item properties.

Properties applied to the parent flex container:

• flex-direction – Set the direction items are laid out (row or column)

• flex-wrap – Control whether items wrap or stay on a single line

• flex-flow – Combine flex-direction and flex-wrap with a shorthand

• justify-content – Align items along the main axis (e.g., left, center, space-around)

• align-items – Align items along the cross axis

• align-content – Control spacing between multiple lines of items

Properties applied to individual flex items:

• flex-basis – Define an item’s initial size before space is distributed

• flex-grow – Distribute remaining space between flex items

• flex-shrink – Control how items shrink when space is limited

• flex – A shorthand for setting flex-grow, flex-shrink, and flex-basis

• order – Change the visual order of items

• align-self – Override alignment for a specific item

To support deeper understanding, the course also includes supporting articles that explain the underlying math behind how flex-grow and flex-shrink distribute or reduce space in different scenarios.

By the end of this course, you’ll not only understand how to use Flexbox — you'll also know why it behaves the way it does, giving you greater confidence and control when building flexible layouts.