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CSS

Posted by Dione Marshall
Dione Marshall
6,184 Points

Flexbox

So what is best practice when using Flexbox in terms layout? Should you use Flexbox to customize the layout of a page or use simple techniques (padding, margins, floats, display, positions) instead?

1 Answer

Luke Pettway
Luke Pettway
16,593 Points
Luke Pettway
Luke Pettway
16,593 Points

You can use flexbox for page layouts, or specific UI component layouts as well. You will still use margins/padding with flexbox, but you won't have to rely on them nearly as much. There are also still a lot of situations where floating and positioning are still useful especially when it comes to fixed elements.