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CSS CSS - Beyond the Basics Understanding Flexbox and Multi-Column Layout Flexbox and Multi-Column Layout Review

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Posted by Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

Flexbox Vertical Alignment

The question says

** Write the flexbox property and value that will create perfect vertical alignment for .col: **

.col { 
  property: value; 
}

I have no tried everything I can think of. I know this is a reworked course so I don't think video covers the answer here. and I know it's going to hurt when I realise what it is...

But... help. :D

2 Answers

Robert Richey
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 Points

Hi Jonathan,

This is a quirky part of flex box where the flex child is allowed to modify it's position. Look into the align-self property. CSS-Tricks Guide to Flexbox

Cheers

Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

Hi Robert,

Yes that link is in my bookmarks. :)

I looked at align-self but none of the values seemed to work for me. I had look at box-orient too which seems to be no longer supported in the spec.

I still can't seem to find the answer.

It would seem to me that align-self: flex-start would be right. But it still doesn't seem to be passing.

I've got the badge for it though so it's about curiosity for me now. :p

Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

Hooray, we've got it! It was the center value we needed :-)

Thanks!

Robert Richey
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 Points

my pleasure, glad to help :)

Robert Richey
PLUS
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 Points
Robert Richey
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 Points

Now that I've re-read the question, I wonder if it's a bit ambiguous. I've always read this as vertically centered, but it's clearly missing the idea of "center", which is the value you're looking for.

.col {
  align-self: center;
}