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Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS

You're reading from   Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS Build future-proof responsive websites using the latest HTML5 and CSS techniques

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803242712
Length 498 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section I: The Fundamentals of Responsive Web Design
2. The Essentials of Responsive Web Design FREE CHAPTER 3. Writing HTML Markup 4. Media Queries and Container Queries 5. Fluid Layout and Flexbox 6. Layout with CSS Grid 7. Section II: Core Skills for Effective Front-End Web Development
8. CSS Selectors, Typography, and More 9. CSS Color 10. Stunning Aesthetics with CSS 11. Responsive Images 12. SVG 13. Transitions, Transformations, and Animations 14. Custom Properties and CSS Functions 15. Forms 16. Section III: Latest Platform Features and Parting Advice
17. Cutting-Edge CSS Features 18. Bonus Techniques and Parting Advice 19. Other Books You May Enjoy
20. Index

Flexbox alignment properties

If you want to play along with this example, start with example_04-06s.

The important thing to understand with Flexbox alignment is the concept of the axis. There are two axes to consider, the main axis and the cross axis. What each of these represents depends on the direction the Flexbox is set to. For example, if the direction of your Flexbox is set to row, the main axis will be the horizontal axis and the cross axis will be the vertical axis.

Conversely, if your Flexbox direction is set to column, the main axis will be the vertical axis and the cross axis will be the horizontal axis. The specification (https://www.w3.org/TR/css-flexbox-1/#box-model) provides the following illustration to aid authors:

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Figure 4.7: This image from the specification shows that the main axis always relates to the direction the flex container is heading

Here’s the basic markup of our example you’ll need to add into the example file:

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