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CSS CSS Flexbox Layout Building a Layout with Flexbox Flexbox Columns Challenge

Posted by Jacques MATAND DIYAMBY
Jacques MATAND DIYAMBY
2,943 Points

Let's display equal -- but flexible -- widths for the columns. Create a new rule that targets the columns. Then, set the

Let's display equal -- but flexible -- widths for the columns. Create a new rule that targets the columns. Then, set the columns to evenly expand and display on one line, with an initial width of 300px.

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

.row {
  display: flex;
}

.column {
  margin-bottom: auto;

}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Flexbox Layout</title>
    <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Varela+Round' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="row">   
      <div class="secondary column">
        <h2>Welcome!</h2>
        <p>Everything in this city is worth waiting in line for. Cupcake ipsum dolor sit.</p>
        <p>Wafer lollipop dessert. Bonbon jelly beans pudding dessert sugar plum.</p>
      </div>

      <div class="primary column">
        <h2>How to get here</h2>
        <p><strong>Plane: </strong>Tiramisu caramels gummies chupa chups lollipop muffin. Jujubes chocolate caramels cheesecake brownie lollipop drag&#233;e cheesecake.</p>
        <p><strong>Train: </strong>Pie apple pie pudding I love wafer toffee liquorice sesame snaps lemon drops. Lollipop gummi bears dessert muffin.</p>
        <p><strong>Car: </strong>Jelly cotton candy bonbon jelly-o jelly-o I love. I love sugar plum chocolate cake pie I love pastry liquorice.</p>
      </div>

      <div class="tertiary column">
        <h2>Great food</h2>
        <p>Croissant macaroon pie brownie. Cookie marshmallow liquorice gingerbread.</p>
        <p>Wafer lollipop dessert. Bonbon jelly beans pudding dessert sugar plum.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

8 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

To expand evenly, you'd want your columns to have flex-grow: 1, and to establish the initial width you would use the flex-basis property.

But you can set both at once with the "flex" shorthand property:

flex: 1 300px;
Dipika Purohit
PLUS
Dipika Purohit
Courses Plus Student 20,955 Points
Dipika Purohit
Dipika Purohit
Courses Plus Student 20,955 Points

.row { display: flex; } .column{ flex: 1 300 px; }

Robin Versloot
Robin Versloot
7,326 Points
Robin Versloot
Robin Versloot
7,326 Points

you sir, saved my day.

Courage Ngonidzaishe Moyosvi
Courage Ngonidzaishe Moyosvi
28,998 Points

you the best thank you so much

William Ma
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William Ma
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 12,958 Points
William Ma
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William Ma
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 12,958 Points

/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

.row{ display: flex; }

.column { flex-grow:1; flex-basis:300px;

}

Sandeep Krishnan
Sandeep Krishnan
9,730 Points
Sandeep Krishnan
Sandeep Krishnan
9,730 Points

what did I do wrong here ?

.row { display: flex; } .column { flex-basis: 80px; margin:auto; justify-content: space-around;

}

Heba Hendy
Heba Hendy
7,786 Points
Heba Hendy
Heba Hendy
7,786 Points

row { display: flex; } .column { flex: 1 300px; }

Violeta Last
Violeta Last
14,546 Points
Violeta Last
Violeta Last
14,546 Points

I did .column { flex-grow:1; flex-basis:300px; }

Sandeep Krishnan
Sandeep Krishnan
9,730 Points
Sandeep Krishnan
Sandeep Krishnan
9,730 Points

.row { display: flex; } /* I created the flex container*/

.column { flex-basis: 300px; /* I gave it a equal initial space of 300 px*/ margin:auto; justify-content: space-around; /* This was to give it equal space around */

}