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The CSS properties display: grid and display: flex are both CSS properties that are used to create a flexible layout on a web page. They both allow you to specify how elements should be positioned within the layout and how they should respond to the available space.
However, there are some key differences between the two properties:
- display: grid is used to create a two-dimensional grid of rows and columns, whereas display: flex is used to create a one-dimensional row or column of elements.
- display: grid allows you to specify the size and position of rows and columns using a grid template, whereas display: flex does not have this capability.
- display: grid is generally better suited for layouts that require more precise control over the placement of elements, while display: flex is better suited for simpler layouts that do not require this level of control.
- display: grid has more properties and is generally more complex to use than display: flex.
- display: grid allows you to specify the size and position of grid items using the grid-row and grid-column properties, while display: flex uses the order, flex-grow, flex-shrink, and flex-basis properties to control the size and position of flex items.
- display: grid allows you to align and justify grid items within the grid using the justify-items, align-items, justify-content, and align-content properties, while display: flex uses the justify-content and align-items properties to align flex items within the flex container.
- display: grid allows you to specify the gap between grid rows and columns using the grid-gap property, while display: flex does not have a equivalent property. Instead, you can use the margin property to add space between flex items.
- display: grid allows you to specify the size of grid items using the grid-template-rows and grid-template-columns properties, while display: flex allows you to specify the size of flex items using the flex-basis property.
Overall, display: grid and display: flex are both useful tools for creating flexible layouts on a web page, but they have different capabilities and are better suited for different types of layouts.