Grid vs. Flexbox demo

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Grid vs. Flexbox demo

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index.html

<h1>CSS Grid</h1>
<div class="container-1">
  <div>1</div>
  <div>2</div>
  <div>3</div>
  <div>4</div>
  <div>5</div>
  <div>6</div>
</div>

<h1>Flexbox (column)</h1>
<div class="container-2">
  <div>1</div>
  <div>2</div>
  <div>3</div>
  <div>4</div>
  <div>5</div>
  <div>6</div>
</div>

<h1>Flexbox (row)</h1>
<div class="container-3">
  <div>1</div>
  <div>2</div>
  <div>3</div>
  <div>4</div>
  <div>5</div>
  <div>6</div>
</div>

style.css

* {
  font-family: Helvetica;
  font-size: 1.4em;
  color: white;
  text-align: center;
  background-color: #000;
}

.container-1 {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  grid-template-rows: repeat(2, auto);
  margin-bottom: 50px;
}

.container-2 {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  margin-bottom: 50px;
}

.container-3 {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
}

.container-1 div:nth-child(1), div:nth-child(6) {
  background-color: #B8336A;
}

.container-1 div:nth-child(2), div:nth-child(7) {
  background-color: #726DA8;
}

.container-1 div:nth-child(3), div:nth-child(8) {
  background-color: #7D8CC4;
}

.container-1 div:nth-child(4) {
  background-color: #A0D2DB;
}

.container-1 div:nth-child(5) {
  background-color: #C490D1;
}

.container-2 div:nth-child(1), div:nth-child(6) {
  background-color: #B8336A;
}

.container-2 div:nth-child(2), div:nth-child(7) {
  background-color: #726DA8;
}

.container-2 div:nth-child(3), div:nth-child(8) {
  background-color: #7D8CC4;
}

.container-2 div:nth-child(4) {
  background-color: #A0D2DB;
}

.container-2 div:nth-child(5) {
  background-color: #C490D1;
}

.container-3 div:nth-child(1), div:nth-child(6) {
  background-color: #B8336A;
}

.container-3 div:nth-child(2), div:nth-child(7) {
  background-color: #726DA8;
}

.container-3 div:nth-child(3), div:nth-child(8) {
  background-color: #7D8CC4;
}

.container-3 div:nth-child(4) {
  background-color: #A0D2DB;
}

.container-3 div:nth-child(5) {
  background-color: #C490D1;
}