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flex-grow
The default for any item is 0.
If all items are defined as 1 and one is defined as 2, the bigger element will take the space of two “1” items.
flex-shrink
The default for any item is 1.
If all items are defined as 1 and one is defined as 3, the bigger element will shrink 3x the other ones. When less space is available, it will take 3x less space.
flex-basis
If set to auto, it sizes an item according to its width or height, and adds extra space based on the flex-grow property.
If set to 0, it does not add any extra space for the item when calculating the layout.
If you specify a pixel number value, it will use that as the length value (width or height depends if it’s a row or a column item)
flex
This property combines the above 3 properties:
flex-growflex-shrinkflex-basis
and provides a shorthand syntax: flex: 0 1 auto