Flexbox

Notes working through the Complete Guide to Flexbox and W3C Tests CSS Flexible Box Layout Module Level 1 article.

• flexbox was introduced around 2017
• compatibility between browsers is pretty good
• it can alter size of items in the container
• is direction-agnostic

Flexbox layout is most appropriate to the components of an application, and small-scale layouts, while the Grid layout is intended for larger scale layouts.