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CSS

Posted by Michael Hampshire
Michael Hampshire
12,206 Points

How can I make a flex box take up 100% of the view port?

I'm trying to get a flex container to take up 100% of the view port (no matter the screen size). How can I do it? The 100% height in the .container style isn't taking up the full screen. This is what I have so far:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Mike Hampshire | Web Designer</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/normalize.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/style.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/flexbox.css">
    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Amatic+SC" rel="stylesheet">

</head>
<body>

    <div class="container">
        <div class="header">
            <h1 class="main-title">Mike Hampshire<br>Web Developer</h1>
        </div>

        <div class="main-content">
        </div>

        <div class="button">
            <input type="button" name="enter-button" value="Enter">
        </div>

        <div class="footer">
            <div class="main-footer">&copy; Mike Hampshire 2017</div>
        </div>

    </div>

</body>
</html>

body {
    background-image: url("../img/me.png");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: center bottom;
    background-attachment: fixed;
}

.container {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    background-color: blue;
}

1 Answer

Michael Hampshire
Michael Hampshire
12,206 Points
Michael Hampshire
Michael Hampshire
12,206 Points

Nevermind, I figured it out. Instead of using height: 100%, I used height: 100vh. That way it always takes up 100% of the viewport height.