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Kevin Tucker
Kevin Tucker
4,987 Points
Posted by Kevin Tucker
Kevin Tucker
4,987 Points

Advantages and Disadvantages of using the different display properties

Hello,

Probably a bit of a long question but what are the different advantages and disadvantages of using:

1 - Floats 2 - Absolute, Fixed, Relative, Static positioning 3- Flexbox

Or is it just down to personal preference? Are there certain things that one display property can do but others can't etc

Cheers!!

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

The newer "flexbox" technology is an effective replacement for "float" in most circumstances, and provides much better control. "Float" can still be useful in trivial situations and will of course be found in legacy code.

But the different types of positioning all have different purposes. This will become more clear as you continue into more advanced courses where you will see examples of how they are best used.