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Features of the margin property
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  • 1. Flex items and the block model
  • 2. Features of the margin property
  • 3. Alignment and margins
  • 4. The flow direction of the main axis and margins
  • 5. The initial main size of flex item, flex-basis
  • 6. Test: Cubism
  • 7. The item growth factor, flex-grow
  • 8. Growing items proportionally
  • 9. Calculating the total size with flex-grow
  • 10. The item shrinkage factor, flex-shrink
  • 11. Shrinking items proportionally
  • 12. Calculating the total size with flex-shrink
  • 13. flex-shrink and min-width
  • 14. Test: Mastering factors
  • 15. The flex shorthand property
  • 16. Multi-line flex containers and flex-shrink
  • 17. Multi-line flex containers and flex-grow
  • 18. flex-basis: 100% and flex-wrap
  • 19. The heading with description in flexboxes
  • 20. Heading with description, part 2
  • 21. Flexible menu with overflowing content
  • 22. Flexible menu with overflow, part 2
  • 23. Input fields with dynamic width
  • 24. The course card
  • 25. Course card, part 2
  • 26. Course card, part 3
  • 27. So many cards
  • 28. Test: Flexible flows
The flow direction of the main axis and margins
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Alignment and margins

In the previous assignment we tested how automatic margins affect the position of flex items on the main axis. In addition, we were able to verify that these margins override the justify-content property.

The automatic margin affects the alignment of flex items along the cross axis.

If a flex item has an automatic top or bottom margin, then neither align-items nor align-self will affect it. This item will be pressed up against either the top or bottom of the container.

And if the automatic margins can be assigned from opposite sides, the item will be placed in the center of the flex item, since the free space will be absorbed equally by the margins.

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  • index.html
  • style.css
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Alignment and margins</title> <link href="course.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet"> </head> <body class="world"> <div class="spot"> <div class="skate skate-1 racoon-green"></div> <div class="skate skate-2 racoon-brown"></div> <div class="skate skate-3 racoon-orange"></div> </div> </body> </html>
CSS
.spot { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-around; } .skate { margin: 10px; min-width: 50px; min-height: 50px; } .skate-2 { } .skate-3 { }

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    1. Change the alignment of flex items for .spot along the cross axis to stretch.
    2. Then assign margin-top: auto; to the second skateboard.
    3. First set a custom alignment to the end of the cross axis for the third skateboard,
    4. and then assign margin-bottom: auto;.

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