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2  <span class="nl">display</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">flex</span><span class="p">;</span>
3<span class="p">}</span>
4</code></pre></div></div> <p>With this simple declaration, child elements of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.container</code> will lay out in a row from left to right.</p> <h2 id="introduction-to-grid">Introduction to Grid</h2> <p>CSS Grid, on the other hand, is a two-dimensional layout system. It’s meant for laying out content in rows and columns at the same time. You can control the widths of columns and the heights of rows, something you can’t do with Flexbox.</p> <p>Here’s an example of a basic grid container:</p> <div class="language-css highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="nc">.container</span> <span class="p">{</span>
5  <span class="nl">display</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">grid</span><span class="p">;</span>
6  <span class="py">grid-template-columns</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">repeat</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="m">3</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="m">1</span><span class="n">fr</span><span class="p">);</span>
7  <span class="py">grid-template-rows</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">repeat</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="m">3</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="m">1</span><span class="n">fr</span><span class="p">);</span>
8<span class="p">}</span>
9</code></pre></div></div> <p>This grid container will have 3 equally sized columns and 3 equally sized rows.</p> <h2 id="main-differences">Main Differences</h2> <p>Here are the differences and the things that make each of these CSS properties unique.</p> <h3 id="dimension">Dimension</h3> <p>The primary difference between Flexbox and Grid lies in their dimension. Flexbox is primarily for one-dimensional layouts - either a row or a column. Grid is for two-dimensional layouts, where both rows and columns might be of concern.</p> <p>

9The application in which you’d use these properties depends mostly on your content.</p> <h3 id="content-driven-vs-container-driven">Content-Driven vs. Container-Driven</h3> <p>Flexbox is content-driven. This means it best serves when the size of the content or the number of items will dictate the final layout.</p> <p>Grid is container-driven. It is more suited to laying out a larger scale layout where the placement and proportion of the grid and items are known ahead of time.</p> <h3 id="alignment">Alignment</h3> <p>Both Flexbox and Grid offer a variety of alignment capabilities. However, because Grid is two-dimensional, it provides more alignment options and can handle both columns and rows simultaneously, which can’t be done with Flexbox.</p> </article> </section> <div class="mx-auto max-w-article mt-90"> <p class="mb-5 text-xs font-bold tracking-wider text-gray-800 uppercase">Last updated</p> <p class="mt-0 text-gray-600">May 12th, 2023</p> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="max-w-3xl px-20 mx-auto py-30"> <nav class="border-t md:flex md:flex-1 md:gap-4 pt-30"> <a class="block" href="/">Home</a> <a class="block" href="/blog.html">Blog</a> <a class="block" href="/css/">CSS Properties</a> <a class="block" href="/html-elements/">HTML Elements</a> <a class="block" href="/tailwind-css/">Tailwind CSS</a> <a class="block" href="/resources.html">Resources</a> <a class="block" href="/jobs/">Jobs</a> <a class="block ml-auto" href="/jobs/submit.html">Submit a job</a> </nav> </footer> 

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