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kristoferjoseph/flexboxgrid

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TLDR

A lightweight CSS stylesheet that gives you a ready-made, responsive grid system based on flexbox, add a class to your HTML and your layout snaps into rows and columns at any screen size.

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  root((flexboxgrid))
    What it does
      Responsive grid
      Column layouts
      Screen breakpoints
    Tech stack
      CSS
      Flexbox
      HTML
    Use cases
      Page layouts
      Responsive design
      Rapid prototyping
    Getting started
      npm install
      CDN link
      Download CSS
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Add a responsive column-based layout to any HTML page by linking a single CSS file.

USE CASE 2

Replace custom float or grid CSS with pre-built flexbox classes that handle alignment automatically.

USE CASE 3

Prototype a multi-column web design quickly without writing any layout code from scratch.

Tech stack

CSSHTMLFlexbox

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
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In plain English

Flexboxgrid is a CSS grid system built on the flexbox layout model, a CSS feature that controls how elements are arranged and sized within a container. Grid systems give web developers a structured way to divide a page into rows and columns, with content that adjusts at different screen widths. Instead of writing custom layout rules from scratch every time, developers add pre-defined CSS classes to their HTML elements and get consistent, column-based layouts right away. Flexbox, which this library is built on, handles spacing and alignment more predictably than older layout methods like floats. Flexboxgrid packages that technology into a simple, class-based grid, similar in approach to the grid found in widely-used CSS frameworks. The library is a single stylesheet with no JavaScript or other dependencies. It can be added to a project through npm, Bower, or a CDN link, or by downloading the CSS file directly and linking it in an HTML page. Both a development version and a minified production version are provided. The README is brief and focused on installation options. Further documentation and a live demo of the grid system are available on the project's website at flexboxgrid.com. The repository also lists several open-source grid experiments that served as inspiration during development.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Generate a 3-column responsive HTML page using flexboxgrid classes where each column stacks vertically on mobile screens.
Prompt 2
Show me how to use flexboxgrid's offset and order classes to reorder columns at different breakpoints.
Prompt 3
Create a card grid layout with flexboxgrid where cards wrap to new rows automatically and have equal height.
Prompt 4
Write an HTML example using flexboxgrid that creates a sidebar layout, 1/4 width sidebar and 3/4 main content, that collapses to full width on phones.
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