✅ CSS code copied

🎨 Flexbox Layout Generator

Visually adjust Flexbox properties · Live preview · One‑click production‑ready CSS

📦 Container properties

0px 10px 50px

🧩 Item properties

0 0 3
0 1 3
lower numbers come first

📋 Presets

👁️ Live preview

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Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
Item 4
4 items

📝 CSS (production‑ready)

/* Container styles */ .flex-container { display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: nowrap; justify-content: flex-start; align-items: stretch; align-content: stretch; gap: 10px; } /* Item styles */ .flex-item { flex-grow: 0; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: auto; align-self: auto; order: 0; }

📖 Online Flexbox Layout Generator: Visual CSS Flex Tool from Beginner to Production

Flexbox (Flexible Box) is a powerful CSS3 layout mode, ideal for responsive design, component alignment, and arranging items of unknown size. The ng.cc online Flexbox generator lets you visually adjust container properties (flex‑direction/justify‑content/align‑items etc.) and item properties (flex‑grow/flex‑shrink/order etc.), see the layout update in real time, and generate production‑ready CSS with one click. No need to memorize 20+ Flex properties or switch back and forth between browser and editor.

🎯 Full property visualisation

Covers 6 container properties and 5 item properties, including gap, align‑content, order. Drag sliders, pick from dropdowns – WYSIWYG.

📦 6 preset layouts

Perfect center, equal grid, fixed sidebar, header‑content‑footer, card grid, holy grail. One‑click apply for rapid prototyping.

⚡ Live CSS generation

Change any property and the CSS code on the right updates instantly. Includes full container and item styles – ready to copy into your project.

🔄 Dynamic item management

Add/remove Flex items (max 6) to simulate real development scenarios and verify layout behaviour with different numbers of elements.

🎯 Why frontend developers need a Flexbox generator

💡 Flexbox core properties quick guide

🔹 Container properties (parent)

Property Values Description
flex‑directionrow, row‑reverse, column, column‑reverseDefines the main axis direction (item flow).
flex‑wrapnowrap, wrap, wrap‑reverseControls whether items wrap to multiple lines.
justify‑contentflex‑start, flex‑end, center, space‑between, space‑around, space‑evenlyAlignment along the main axis.
align‑itemsstretch, flex‑start, flex‑end, center, baselineAlignment along the cross axis for a single line.
align‑contentstretch, flex‑start, flex‑end, center, space‑between, space‑aroundAlignment along the cross axis for multiple lines (requires flex‑wrap: wrap).
gaplength valueSpacing between items.

🔹 Item properties (children)

Property Values Description
flex‑grownumber (default 0)Defines the ability for an item to grow relative to others.
flex‑shrinknumber (default 1)Defines the ability for an item to shrink if necessary.
flex‑basisauto, length, %Initial main size before free space is distributed.
align‑selfauto, flex‑start, flex‑end, center, stretchOverrides align‑items for this specific item.
orderinteger (default 0)Controls the order in which items appear; lower values come first.

🎨 6 preset layouts explained

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: What’s the difference between Flexbox and Grid? Which one should I use?
Flexbox is one‑dimensional – it handles either a row or a column. Great for component alignment, navigation bars, sidebars.
Grid is two‑dimensional – it handles rows and columns simultaneously. Ideal for overall page layout and complex grids.
They are complementary, not replacements. A common rule: Grid for page‑level, Flexbox for component‑level. We also have a Grid Generator if you need it.
Q2: What does flex: 1 mean?
flex: 1 is shorthand for flex‑grow: 1; flex‑shrink: 1; flex‑basis: 0%;. It makes the item take up available space proportionally – the most common way to create flexible items. You can simulate it here by setting flex‑grow to 1 and flex‑basis to 0.
Q3: Why doesn’t align‑content work?
align‑content only works when there are multiple lines (i.e., flex‑wrap: wrap and enough items to wrap). If you have only one line, use align‑items. Try setting flex‑wrap to wrap and adding more items – then adjust align‑content to see the effect.
Q4: How can I make the last item align to the right?
Two common approaches:
1. Give the last item margin‑left: auto (not yet supported in this visual tool, but you can add it manually to the generated CSS).
2. Use justify‑content: space‑between and insert an empty element before the first item.
We plan to add margin controls in a future update.
Q5: Is the generated CSS browser‑compatible?
Flexbox is fully supported in all modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge). Internet Explorer 11 has partial support (requires the -ms- prefix). The code we generate works for 95% of production environments. If you need to support IE, use Autoprefixer afterwards.
Q6: Does it work on mobile?
Yes – the tool is fully responsive. You can use it on a phone or tablet to adjust sliders and dropdowns and preview the layout. Great for debugging responsive Flex designs on the go.

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⚡ All tools run locally in your browser, no data ever stored. Safe for commercial projects.