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CSS

Posted by Timothty Criswell
Timothty Criswell
36 Points

Mixing columns and rows in flexbox

Hi...I'm trying to mix columns and rows in flexbox. Is this possible without being nested?

Image of what I'm tryin to accomplish is here https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/72594893/Tim%20Working%20Copy/test/flex_question.png

shane smith
shane smith
5,247 Points

i think maybe a bit much to explain on this form well for me anyway but you can check this web-site it has every think about the flex-box layout and good tip and tricks. https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/a-guide-to-flexbox/

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
242,191 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
242,191 Points

I don't think you can do that without nesting. But — what's wrong with nesting? Flexbox nests so easily!

:point_right: This does exactly what you want:

code.html 
<div class="flexcol">
  <div class="item"></div>
  <div class="flexrow">
    <div class="item"></div>
    <div class="item"></div>
    <div class="item flexcol">
      <div class="item"></div>
      <div class="item"></div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="item"></div>
</div>
styles.css 
div {
  outline: 2px solid white;  /* <-- just for demonstration */
  min-height: 50px;          /* <-- just for demonstration */
}
.flexrow {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
}
.flexcol {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.item {
  flex: 1;
  background-color: blue;    /* <-- just for demonstration */
}
Timothty Criswell
Timothty Criswell
36 Points
Timothty Criswell
Timothty Criswell
36 Points

Thanks. I took a nested approach as well.