CSS grid, flex

What is Flexbox?

Flexbox (Flexible Box Layout) is a one-dimensional layout system used for laying out items in a row or column.

🔹 Key Features:

  • Direction: Either row (horizontal) or column (vertical).

  • Content flows in one direction at a time.

  • Best for aligning items in a single row or column (e.g., navbar, buttons).

  • Items can grow/shrink to fill available space.

Use for: Navbars, Toolbars, Forms and buttons

What is Grid?

Grid Layout is a two-dimensional system used to create complex web layouts in rows and columns simultaneously.

🔹 Key Features:

  • Layout in both rows and columns.

  • Explicit placement of items using grid lines.

  • Ideal for complex layouts like page structures, dashboards, galleries, etc.

Use For: Page Layout, Galleries, Dashboards, Complex nested layouts

Feature Flexbox Grid
Layout Direction One-dimensional (row or column) Two-dimensional (rows and columns)
Best For Content alignment Page layout
Item Placement Based on source order Can be placed explicitly using line numbers
Complexity Simpler More powerful for complex layouts
Alignment Aligns content along main/cross axis Aligns rows and columns independently












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