
Aakash Srivastav
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,618 Pointsjustify-content and auto margin
I want to center my three divs horizontally.Here's my HTML code.
<section>
<div class="container">
<div class="col">
<!-- logo -->
<img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/codecademy-content/projects/broadway/design.svg" width="40px" height="40px">
<h2 class="tag-line">DESIGN</h2>
<p>Make your projects look great and interact beautifully.</p>
<a href="#" class="btn-default">Learn More</a>
</div>
<!-- <hr /> -->
<div class="col">
<img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/codecademy-content/projects/broadway/develop.svg" width="40px" height="40px">
<h2 class="tag-line">DEVELOP</h2>
<p>Use modern tools to turn your design into a web site</p>
<a href="#" class="btn-default">Learn More</a>
</div>
<!-- <hr /> -->
<div class="col">
<img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/codecademy-content/projects/broadway/deploy.svg" width="40px" height="40px">
<h2 class="tag-line">DEPLOY</h2>
<p>Use modern tools to turn your design into a web site</p>
<a href="#" class="btn-default">Learn More</a>
</div>
</div>
</section>
I used two methods to achieve my goal. Here is the first one that use left and right "margin:auto" property:
.container{
text-align: center;
display: flex;
height: 340px;
}
.col{
margin: 3.5em auto;
}
Here is the second one that use "justify-content: space-around" property-
.container{
text-align: center;
display: flex;
height: 340px;
justify-content: space-around;
}
.col{
margin-top: 3.5em;
}
So my question is which one is the best solution for this problem? Thanks.
2 Answers

Steven Parker
205,566 PointsBecause of the way margins are handled in flex, these do the same job.
But as a general practice, when using flex I prefer doing things the "flex way"; so my own choice would be to use the "justify-content" method.

John Goulart
11,279 PointsTarget .col and add flex-grow with the value of 1 and set margin to auto. That should work as as well.
Aakash Srivastav
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,618 PointsAakash Srivastav
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,618 PointsThanks .....I just want to hear that :)