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In IE 10-11, min-height declarations on flex containers work to size the containers themselves, but their flex item children do not seem to know the size of their parents. They act as if no height has been set at all.
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flexbox_wrapper_ie_10_11_fix.css
ul, li { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
@media screen and (-ms-high-contrast: active), (-ms-high-contrast: none) {
.flexbox_wrapper_ie_10_11_fix {
display: -webkit-box;
display: -webkit-flex;
display: -ms-flexbox;
display: flex;
-webkit-box-orient: vertical;
-webkit-box-direction: normal;
-webkit-flex-direction: column;
-ms-flex-direction: column;
flex-direction: column;
}
}
@media screen and (-ms-high-contrast: active), (-ms-high-contrast: none) {
.flexbox_wrapper_ie_10_11_fix {
display: -webkit-box;
display: -webkit-flex;
display: -ms-flexbox;
display: flex;
-webkit-box-orient: vertical;
-webkit-box-direction: normal;
-webkit-flex-direction: column;
-ms-flex-direction: column;
flex-direction: column;
}
}
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flexbox_wrapper_ie_10_11_fix.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>IE 10-11 flexbox min-height fix</title>
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="flexbox_wrapper_ie_10_11_fix.css" rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body>
<div class="flexbox_wrapper_ie_10_11_fix">
<ul style="min-height: 100vh; display: flex; justify-content: space-around; align-items: center;">
<li>list item 1</li>
<li>list item 2</li>
<li>list item 3</li>
</ul>
</div><!-- /.flexbox_wrapper_ie_10_11_fix -->
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
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