CSS - flex-basis



Description

CSS property flex-basis sets the initial size of a flex item on the main axis before distributing the remaining space among the flex items.

The flex-basisproperty can be defined using various units, such as pixels (px), percentages (%), ems (em), or even as a keyword like auto.

Possible Values

  • size - size in pixels.

Applies to

All the HTML elements.

DOM Syntax

 flex-basis: size; 

Here is the example which shows effect of this property −

 <html> <head> <style> .my_flex_basis { display: flex; align-items: stretch; background-color: #0ca14a; } .my_flex_basis div { background-color: #FBFF22; padding: 10px; margin: 5px; height: 50px; } </style> </head> <body> <div class="my_flex_basis"> <div>Flex item 1</div> <div>Flex item 2</div> <div style="flex-basis:300px">Flex item 3</div> <div>Flex item 4</div> <div>Flex item 5</div> <div>Flex item 6</div> <div>Flex item 7</div> <div>Flex item 8</div> </div> </body> </html> 
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