Flexbox Alignment & Justification Without the Guesswork
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It's easy to mix up justify-content and align-items, and also, why don't we have a justify-self? In this video I take a look at some tricks to remembering the difference between the two of them, and better understanding why they work a little differently from one another.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:25 - Using your devtools to play with different options
02:30 - The main and cross-axis
03:13 - The main axis has to focus on groups of content and the cross axis on individual items
06:45 - Changing the flex-direction
08:20 - align-content and flex-wrap
12:10 - You can use margins when you want justify-self
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Chapters (7)
Introduction
0:25
Using your devtools to play with different options
2:30
The main and cross-axis
3:13
The main axis has to focus on groups of content and the cross axis on individu
6:45
Changing the flex-direction
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align-content and flex-wrap
12:10
You can use margins when you want justify-self
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