How to Set Space Between the Flexbox ?
Setting space between Flexbox items involves using properties like justify-content with values like space-between or space-around, and gap, to evenly distribute space between items along the main axis, enhancing layout spacing and alignment in a flexible container.
There are some following approaches:
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- Using the justify-content property.
- Using the gap property to Set Space
1. Using the justify-content property.
The justify-content property in CSS Flexbox aligns flex items along the main axis. It can distribute space between items with values like flex-start, flex-end, center, space-between, space-around, and space-evenly, controlling the alignment and spacing within a flex container.
Syntax:
- The value space-between is used for displaying flex items with space between the lines.
justify-content: space-between;
- The value space-around is used for displaying flex items with space between, before and after the lines.
justify-content: space-around;
Example: In this example we example demonstrates using justify-content in CSS Flexbox to distribute space between items. space-around creates equal space around items, while space-between places equal space between items.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Space between flexbox</title>
<style>
.flex2 {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-around;
background-color: green;
}
.flex3 {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
background-color: green;
}
.flex-items {
background-color: #f4f4f4;
width: 100px;
height: 50px;
margin: 10px;
text-align: center;
font-size: 40px;
}
h3 {
text-align: center;
}
.Beginner {
font-size: 40px;
text-align: center;
color: #009900;
font-weight: bold;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="Beginner">w3wiki</div>
<h3>Space between flexbox</h3>
<br>
<b>justify-content: space-around </b>
<div class="flex2">
<div class="flex-items">1</div>
<div class="flex-items">2</div>
<div class="flex-items">3</div>
</div>
<br>
<b>justify-content: space-between </b>
<div class="flex3">
<div class="flex-items">1</div>
<div class="flex-items">2</div>
<div class="flex-items">3</div>
</div>
<br>
</body>
</html>
Output:
2. Using the gap property to Set Space
The gap property in CSS sets space between Flexbox or Grid items. It’s a shorthand for row-gap and column-gap, making it easy to manage spacing consistently without extra margins or padding, improving layout control and readability.
Syntax:
gap: value;
Example: In this example, we are using the gap property along with the flexbox property to add gap between the individual items.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.flex-container {
display: flex;
gap: 20px;
/* Set the desired spacing between flex items */
}
.flex-item {
background-color: lightblue;
padding: 10px;
}
.Beginner {
font-size: 40px;
color: #009900;
font-weight: bold;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="Beginner">w3wiki</div>
<h3>Using gap property</h3>
<div class="flex-container">
<div class="flex-item">Element 1</div>
<div class="flex-item">Element 2</div>
<div class="flex-item">Element 3</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output:
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