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How to create two div elements with same height side by side in CSS
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Answer: Use the CSS3 flexbox
With CSS3 flex layout model you can very easily create the equal height columns or <div> elements that are aligned side by side. Just apply the display property with the value flex on the container element and the flex property with the value 1 on child elements.
Let's try out the following example to understand how it basically works:
Example
Try this code »<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Creating Two Equal Height Columns with CSS</title>
<style>
.flex-container{
width: 80%;
min-height: 300px;
margin: 0 auto;
display: -webkit-flex; /* Safari */
display: flex; /* Standard syntax */
}
.flex-container .column{
padding: 10px;
background: #dbdfe5;
-webkit-flex: 1; /* Safari */
-ms-flex: 1; /* IE 10 */
flex: 1; /* Standard syntax */
}
.flex-container .column.bg-alt{
background: #b4bac0;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="flex-container">
<div class="column">Column 1</div>
<div class="column bg-alt">Column 2</div>
</div>
</body>
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