CSS Responsive Flexbox
Responsive Flexbox
You learned from the CSS Media Queries chapter that you can use media queries to create different layouts for different screen sizes and devices.
For example, if you want to create a three-column layout for large screen sizes, and
a one-column layout for small screen sizes (such as phones), you can change the flex-direction from row to column
at a specific breakpoint (600px in the example below):
Resize the browser window to see the effect.
Example
.flex-container {
display: flex;
flex-direction: row;
}
.flex-item {
background-color: #f1f1f1;
padding: 10px;
font-size: 30px;
text-align: center;
width: 100%;
}
/*
Make a one column-layout instead of three-column layout */
@media
(max-width: 600px) {
.flex-container {
flex-direction: column;
}
}
Another way is to change the percentage of the
flex property of the flex items
to create different layouts for different screen sizes. Note that we
also have to include flex-wrap: wrap; on the flex container for this example to
work:
Example
.flex-container {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.flex-item
{
background-color: #f1f1f1;
padding: 10px;
text-align: center;
font-size: 30px;
flex: 33.3%;
}
/*
Make a one
column-layout instead of a three-column layout */
@media (max-width: 600px)
{
.flex-item {
flex: 100%;
}
}
Responsive Image Gallery using Flexbox
Here, we use media queries together with flexbox to create a responsive image gallery:
Try it Yourself »Responsive Website using Flexbox
Use flexbox to create a responsive website, containing a flexible navigation bar and flexible content:
Try it Yourself »