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CSS CSS Flexbox Layout Flexbox Properties Smarter Layouts with flex-basis and flex

Ryan Schmelter
Ryan Schmelter
9,710 Points
Posted by Ryan Schmelter
Ryan Schmelter
9,710 Points

Does flex basis value apply to the container or each item?

When using flex-basis, does the value only apply to each item. For example, if I set a flex-basis of 200px, will it wrap once one of the items is 200px, or the whole container?

1 Answer

ywang04
ywang04
6,762 Points
ywang04
ywang04
6,762 Points

flex and flex-basis apply to flex items only.