CSS CSS Flexbox Layout Building a Layout with Flexbox Aligning Items to the Bottom of a Column

Alex Thomas
Alex Thomas
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Posted by Alex Thomas
Alex Thomas
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Why doesn't justify-content: flex-end work on the button?

I understand you can't use align-self on the button as the axis was swapped when you switch to column...but why does justify-content: flex-end; not work as this would target the axis you are trying to work on? This just seems more intuitive to me than messing with margins.

Alex Thomas
Alex Thomas
2,492 Points
Alex Thomas
Alex Thomas
2,492 Points

Ok I just realized that justify-content only works on the flex container...but, is there some sort of equivalent to "align-self" for flex items on the main axis?

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Jamie Reardon
Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
Jamie Reardon
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 12,547 Points

No, that's where margins come in.

Flex-container properties for aligning items:

justify-content: ;
align-content: ;
align-items: ;

Flex-items properties for aligning individual items:

align-self: ;
/* margin properties */