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CSS

Posted by Corey Smith
Corey Smith
3,520 Points

Flexbox vs Float

Quick question, more of a poll. First off, flexbox is amazing! As I'm learning it, I can't help to think why would I ever want to use float is i can use flexbox? Is Flexbox a replacement, or would I use float sometimes as well? Just a thought as i get ready to tackle this project.

2 Answers

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,863 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,863 Points

Hey Corey,

I'm sure there might be sometimes where one might use float, but I'd say flexbox is the way to go... much more flexibility (pun intended). :smiley:

Corey Smith
Corey Smith
3,520 Points

Thanks Jason!

Alejandro Mesa
Alejandro Mesa
9,813 Points
Alejandro Mesa
Alejandro Mesa
9,813 Points

Hey Corey:

I was using float and after watching the flexbox tutorial I was skeptical, but after doing some website mockups to HTML and CSS I realized that Flexbox is way more powerful, specially building responsive websites. I'll floats maybe on a really small website. This tutorial helped me a lot too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj7NZ6FiQvo

Corey Smith
Corey Smith
3,520 Points

Thanks alot!