20 Useful CSS Properties You Should Know

CSS offers a wealth of properties that enable web designers to create stunning, responsive, and user-friendly web experiences. Here’s a roundup of 20 essential CSS properties every developer should master.

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1. display: flex;

• Creates a flexible layout that’s perfect for aligning and distributing space among items within a container.

.container {
  display: flex;
}

2. grid-template-columns

• Essential for CSS Grid layouts, allowing you to define columns of various sizes within a grid container.

.grid-container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
}

3. justify-content

• Controls alignment along the main axis in Flexbox and CSS Grid, helpful for centering items or creating equal spacing.

.flex-container {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

4. align-items

• Aligns items along the cross axis in a flex container, useful for vertical centering in Flexbox.

.flex-container {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}