Learn flexbox the easy way

🎓 I have a course dedicated to Flexbox! flexboxsimplified.com
Get the flexbox properties cheatsheet here: kevin-powell.ck.page/25792a66b4
🔗 Links
✅ Navigation demo - starting point: codepen.io/kevinpowell/pen/Jj...
✅ Navigation demo - ending point: codepen.io/kevinpowell/pen/oN...
✅ 3 columns demo - starting point: codepen.io/kevinpowell/pen/oN...
✅ 3 columns demo - ending point: codepen.io/kevinpowell/pen/md...
✅ Deeper dive into the math of flex-grow and flex-shrink: • Flexbox is more compli...
✅ Learn CSS Grid the easy way: • Learn CSS Grid the eas...
⌚ Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
01:41 - What we are starting with
02:17 - What happens when we declare display: flex
07:06 - flex-grow
11:13 - Dealing with more content
14:49 - Making even columns
20:31 - flex-direction
23:56 - justify-content
26:23 - problems people run into with justify-content
29:12 - align-items
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where are you now after 6 month

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@@abdelhakimhamidi-zv4qs Caught up in a 9-5 job, things got difficult so I didn't even write a single line of code in the last 3 months 😢 Will try to get back on track starting from April.

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As a professional bodybuilder, this really helped me to properly display my flexes, thanks 10/10 would watch again

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Lay off the juice bro, its fucking your head UP!

The Odin Project brought me here and maaan, what a teacher!!! Congratulations.

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How is the Odin project going for you? did you finish it ?

@@issamramdani825 I haven’t finished it yet! Still a LOT to learn, but I know I’m improving everyday with TOP.

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Am i missing something? Whats odin project bro explain

[@parvejshahlabib9167]

I am here for 2nd times from the odin projects after two year doing the same things😅

[@AlexBlack-xz8hp]

This was incredibly useful. I've been using Flex box for ages, but never understood several aspects you covered. Thank you very much for this.

[@JaspreetSingh-ci9xs]

Same

[@vladrileynavilys]

yup, i think it's not a big stretch to say the naming of these properties was poorly thought out, if most people are struggling to make it intuitive enough after some time of use.

[@SEE_DESCRIPTION]

Bruh he knows where a beginner gets stuck.... May ram ji keep him happy forever 😊

[@ahmedtoufahi5198]

Seeing a senior acknowledging how css can sometimes be frustrating gives me some confidence. I'm no dumb then and It will get better lol

[@TechnicolorMammoth]

Definitely part of the, “been using this for years…didn’t really understand the how”, which absolutely bugs me. I hate not understanding how something works. Honestly to a detriment as I’ve gone through so many resources wasting the most precious resource: time. I’ve been using HTML and CSS a long time, but your videos are really helping me fill-out and polish those skill sets in a productive and efficient manner!

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The timing of me seeing this couldn’t have been better. Your channel is AMAZING for explaining CSS and realising how great it can be

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I am taking the Meta frontend on coursera and fullstack open by uni of Helsinki but I always refer to TOP to get a deeper knowledge on fundamentals. Thanks for this great content.

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Hey there, I following the TOP and it's excellent. Can you tell me what do after finishing TOP

[@giulyanv]

Hey Kevin! I'm starting to learn everything about web development and your channel is helping me out a loooot! I would like to thank you for such an extremely good content. You're really fun while teaching!

[@user-jm5lr8xc5z]

I love your style of explaining how those things works. Most other people just show what you can do, but never touch the subject of why it works or doesn't. Really helps the understanding.

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It's thanks to your videos that I am still this invested in learning CSS without being terribly frustrated. Every time there is a mess in my head about something I just look at your videos and I am back on track with clear understanding of the subject! Truly grateful for your help :)

[@kanavchopra7333]

Best video on YT for flexbox. This video is even better than your older videos. Thanks Kevin.💯💯💯

[@ciano8999]

This was super helpful. I have started a software developer course and have been finding it a bit confusing when it comes to flex. Seems much more straightforward now thanks.

[@kenmken]

Really excellent video. I find CSS content explaining the underlying mechanics of different rules like this are very lacking. It's mostly just how to achieve a certain style/layout and you have to figure out the mechanics along the way. This type of content is priceless

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content-type: priceless!important

[@godwinolokor9372]

This is honestly the best explanation about flexbox I have seen. Thanks Kevin.

[@cxdimarco]

This just clarified some big issues that I was having with Flexbox - mainly not responding how I expected it to. Thanks so much, Kevin!

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It doesn't matter how much I think I know about something. Everytime I watch a Kevin Powell video I lean something new! Keep up being our Front-End dude!

[@ABUHMOSES]

i love the simplicity of your work, i understood a lot even as a beginer

[@adetorofatiha7194]

Thank you so much kevin. I've been strugging with flex box for a while now and this really helped me.

[@Zach-rw6jf]

Thank you so much! I've primarily been a backend developer and my latest project is requiring more front end work. This just solved many of my problems.

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By far the best source of information of any kind when it comes to flexbox. I've been trying to learn it for the last 3 or so weeks and every time I think i start to get it, flex starts going crazy and I become lost again.

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When I'm supposed to be applying for work, I watch educational videos, and that is when I learn the best... Thanks, Kevin!

[@carlingrant7389]

This is great. This explanation somehow covered a lot of information but was still so simple.

[@Manas-co8wl]

You taught me so much about flex I feel like I can almost program the behavior elsewhere. Thank you so much

[@Eltonlin1998]

This is incredible, not just the visuals, but the words too e.g. "they start off at with the same width, they grow/shrink at the same RATE, so they end up with equal size"

[@waardal]

Great video Mr. Kevin, I'm glad we have such a nice person here! Helped me so much.

[@johnsondev169]

The video is amazing! I keep coming back to watch this video every once in a while to make sure my understanding of flexbox is correct.

[@benderbg]

Amazing 30 min of Flexbox basics. Cheat sheet is great as well. Thanks Kevin!

[@RVilkaitis]

Oh my god, that helped me a lot. Im just beginning my journey and i was stuck on flexbox because i knew how important it is to understand it, now its all clearer. Thanks !

[@JaradDeLorenzo]

I've never dreamed Fred Armisen could teach me so much about flexbox ! This was extremely well done. Thank you sir.

[@abouzarazarpira6198]

by far the best flexbox tutorial I've seen so far

[@christopherpink842]

WOW!!!! literally i was building a website and having issue with flexbox, and this video answered the WHY certain things was not happening THANK YOU VERY MUCH

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This is exactly what I want to hear when I am seeing display flex does its thing! I have been checking but u r the one tells the fundamental abt it! Got me excited to clear a confusion n know in depth!

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I had been struggling with understanding flex box until I came across your channel .Thank you for this incredibly useful video :)

[@bl7937]

All of your videos are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated!

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GREAT TUTORIAL!! Super useful. I am doing your conquer responsive desing challenge and It works amazing too. Thanks a lot Kevin :)

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You are an absolute star. Thank you SO much for all of your wonderful tutorials.

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TOP - Adding my first ever comment on KZbin, maybe I was saving it for a special moment - here it is - for The Odin Project(TOP) community. It is great to see everyone making progress, at their own pace but moving forward together, best of luck!

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Thanks Kevin! Really enjoy your videos, and the way you explain things.

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I'm doing a diploma boot camp in web development, your guided videos help me without end! Clear, depth, concise and to the point! Thank you!

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This tutorial cleared up alot of the issues I've been having! Thanks!!!

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This is the style of teaching I've been craving! You have just become my mentor 😁

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Thank you for bringing clarity to Flexbox!

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Oh, thank you for starting and ending points. It's really helpful!

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how does this video only have 22k likes!??!?! kevin oure tha mastah of the mastah's thanks for all your videos!.... and TOP fellas hang in there and keep grindin!

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Thanks a lot Kev, this is Khani from South Africa, I am a graphic design tutor and I was recently given web development to teach, your videos have really been helpful. I am a subscriber and I wish to enroll in one of your courses in the near future.

[@PhilWilkinsonMusic]

This was a really fantastic tutorial, so well explained. Big thanks for that!

[@DCDLaserCNC]

This was a great tutorial! You explained everything very well. Thank you!

[@agustinvis5720]

I watched A LOT of videos about flexbox. This is, by far, the best video about flexbox I had ever seen. You explained everything one always wants to know about why everything works the way it does (I'm sure there's more to explain, but this video deserves 5 stars). Thank you very very much, and congratulation on you great channel. I watch this channel a lot.

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This explanation was so good, thank you!

[@sharlayoub]

This incredibly useful and clear. Thank you for the explanation!

[@cameronkuom8168]

Thank you Kevin! This video was very helpful and helped me wrap my head around flexbox as a concept.

[@izzyberaja4939]

Great video again Kevin! Would love to see a video about css styles in something like React Native since they have a ton of default css values and a lack of some css properties

[@Berbipedia]

Hey Kevin, I wanted to thank you directly for this video. I was struggling to understand some concepts of Flex. Currently I'm on my path to become a FS Developer. And you helped me SO MUCH with this one. I can't thank you enough. I'm another Odin Project fellow by the way. Keep these great videos coming!

[@lilyshevchenko7048]

You're a gentleman and a scholar, good sir. Ive always hated CSS but recently wanted to get back into more of the frontend line of work and deeply understand all the properties and when/how to pick them instead of wildly throwing darts and hoping they would stick. I have to say nothing really made it land as well as your videos. Deepest gratitude. You have a real knack for teaching! 🙏

[@waleedmumtaz]

Learned a lot from this one. Thanks Kevin! ❤️

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I just love the decent amount of effort you put into your videos. Such a high quality content!

[@hassanmoechtar]

Thanks! I'm doing a home course Front-End Development, your video made me understand the basics better.

[@MattNasty]

Wow, this video is top shelf 👏 thank you for spending the time to create this simple breakdown.

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Absolute joy and pleasure. One who loves flexbox can understand this feeling.

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Definitely helped to come into peace with CSS. Very good video. Thank you!

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Thank you for making such an amazing content. I have learned so much from you.

[@MichaelSoriano]

This is prob the best flex box tutorial I’ve seen

[@renebesicke]

Very helpful! Had exactly one of the issues you mentioned here some days before. Fixed it, but thanks to this video I hopefully never get this issue again. Thank you. :D

[@adegboyegablessingolamide4147]

Very insightful... In my experience with flex, I have usually focussed on the parent properties and not the likes of shrink, grow, order, etc that you touched... Thanks...

[@eumm11]

Thank you so much, everytime time I watch you I learn something new!

[@Skipthedrive]

Great explanation of Flexbox. Thank you!

[@jackc.5271]

I've been stuck on a flex exercise in TOP for almost a week now, was searching for solutions and found this video. Half an hour after watching, I completed the exercise almost flawlessly. Thank you good sir.

[@silasowu4502]

Rich content, Kevin. I just relearned it again and even recommended it. Thanks a lot

[@_ata_3]

Thank you for this. It helps to clear flex a lot.

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bro... My day to day involves more backend stuff but you have css in your veins... its looks you really love it !...

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Thank you for your videos helps me a lot. I also want to say that u really looks like a good guy, geting really positive vibes from you and your videos, which makes it even more fun to learn 😄

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Thanks kevin for such a great video. Keep teaching us like that.

[@unblemished_]

Thank god you exist, and thank you for making it so understandable. Appreciated!

[@user-yz2jq8pl3m]

Thank you Kevin, this video was really helpful for understanding flexbox better.

[@codex_js962]

Thank you Kevin for this very helpful explanation.

[@pioleonardo]

perfect explanation. I can now teach this to students. thank you Kevin!

[@Furki4_4]

Thank you Kevin, I really feel that I understand how flex works first time.

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Thanks a lot for this. You have made it simple and clear to understand

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such great tutorials, glad I found your channel, thank you!

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Just cleared all my doubts. Thank you very much, wizard !!

[@iamreg1965]

Brilliant video Kevin. Giving real world examples of the inner workings is a real help to getting under the skin of CSS Flex. Keep up the good work mate. Merry Xmas and a very Happy CSS New Year.

[@MelodicMethod]

wow, I can't believe you made this understandable. hats off to you, good sir!

[@suvraneelsaha7857]

Golden content , thanks Kevin . Took notes too !!

[@Burnnskii_Gaming]

perfect timing on this for me! just finished your playlist with the 3 flexbox videos. i learned more from you in those short videos than a $130 udemy course. hero status.

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most udemy courses are beginner even tho they tag it as intermediate. I highly recommend css-tricks if you haven't learned about it yet.

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@@daleryanaldover6545 you bought a udemy course for $130 ? I alwayd bought them for only $9

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@@laxmiprasanna4092 u guys buy udemy courses??

[@senrign]

lol never pay full price to udemy courses :D

[@natarajanraju4198]

Doing a great work Kevin. More power to you

[@Haibrayn42]

thanks for helping me oot understanding flexbox!

[@thechimaobii]

This has been soooo helpful. Thank you!

[@childish_gambino]

This really helped. Thank you!

[@dinckelman]

Kevin out there asks, completely unironically, why his metrics are through the roof this year, and then posts videos like this. That's why. Topic explained clearly, step by step, with examples, and reasoning. What else could you want?

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Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you

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Love the CGP Grey shirt, Kevin! Your content has gotten me into CSS

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This was incredibly helpful, thank you!

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on every video u made and I thought I know about the subject there is something I learn. Thank you for your videos!

[@Tech-Dev]

Cheers Kevin for this tutorial.

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Just awesome and clear. Thanks Kevin.

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Man , wow , top on search results , not asking for money , AND you gave a code pen ? Thank you !

[@odysseus277]

Really, really helpful! Thanks, Kevin.

[@kbrodeur]

you did a great job on this. very entertaining and useful, man.

[@benjaminlehmann]

Thanks for the this. Really clear and really helpful