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CSS

Posted by Rashaun Ewing
Rashaun Ewing
15,711 Points

Flexbox

I'm attempting to align text vertically in a Flex-item , next to an image.

<body>
<div class="flex-container">
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            ;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');
        </script>
    </header>


            <div class="flex-item1">
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            </div>

            <div class="flex-item2">    
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                    <div>
                        <img src="..//../Images/IMG_2212.jpg">
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                        aljdfjalsjfljslfjsdkklsjlfjlsdjfjldjjsldjflskdjflkdsnfksdnfnsdkdnlanlnfnkkdladskfnndlasdda.</p>  
                    </div>  
            </div>

            <div class="flex-item3">
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            </div>



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</body>

</html>

*{
    box-sizing:border-box;
}


body {
    font: 1em/1.5 , "Open Sans" , "sans-serif";
    margin: 0 0;
    color: #373737;
    background: #eaeaea;
}
/***Flex Styles*****/


.flex-container{
    display:flex;
    flex-direction:column;

}

.flex-item1, .flex-item2, .flex-item3{
    color: #fff;
    border-radius: 15px;
    background:#06303A ;
    border-radius: 15px;
    box-shadow:2px 2px 4px black;
    margin: 30px;
    padding: 15px;
}



h1{
    text-align:center;
}

2 Answers

John Coolidge
John Coolidge
12,614 Points

Rashaun,

You may need to make both the text and the image flex items inside of a flex container and then align the text vertically.

I hope that helps.

John

Rashaun Ewing
Rashaun Ewing
15,711 Points

Thanks, I appreciate it!!

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points

I think John has the right idea.

:point_right: Make the surrounding div a flex container with vertical alignment:

.flex-item2 div {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}