CSS Flexbox Playground

Experiment with every Flexbox property in real time โ€” see the result and copy the CSS.

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Container Properties
flex-direction
justify-content
align-items
flex-wrap
gap
Items
Generated CSS
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What is CSS Flexbox?

CSS Flexbox (Flexible Box Layout) is a layout model that makes it easy to arrange elements in a row or column, distribute space between them, and align them along one or two axes. It's the go-to layout tool for navigation bars, card grids, centred content, and responsive components. Understanding Flexbox's container properties (display: flex, justify-content, align-items, flex-wrap) and item properties (flex-grow, flex-shrink, align-self) is fundamental to modern CSS.

This playground lets you experiment with all the key container properties in real time โ€” click any value button and see the result immediately. The generated CSS is clean and ready to paste into any project.


How to Use

  1. Click any property value button to apply it โ€” the preview updates instantly.
  2. Adjust the Item Count to add or remove flex items.
  3. The Generated CSS panel shows the exact CSS to reproduce the layout.
  4. Click โฟป Copy CSS to copy the CSS to your clipboard.
  5. Click โ†บ Reset to return to default settings.

Frequently Asked Questions

justify-content controls alignment along the main axis (horizontal in row, vertical in column). align-items controls alignment along the cross axis (the perpendicular one). So in a row layout, justify-content: center centres items left-to-right, and align-items: center centres them top-to-bottom.

Use Flexbox for one-dimensional layouts โ€” a row of buttons, a navbar, a single row of cards, vertical centring. Use CSS Grid for two-dimensional layouts โ€” page structure, image galleries, dashboard layouts where you need both row and column control simultaneously. In practice, most UIs use both: Grid for the overall page structure, Flexbox for individual components.

No. Everything runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is sent to any server.

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