# cjcenizal/flexbox-patterns

Patterns for using flexbox CSS to build awesome UI components.

Repository: https://github.com/cjcenizal/flexbox-patterns
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/flexbox-patterns
Language: CSS
License Family: other
Last push: 2017-01-11T01:34:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3895, "days_push": 3522, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2452, forks 122 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:52.990885+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of CSS source files demonstrating flexbox layout patterns for building UI components, companion to flexboxpatterns.com. It serves as an educational reference showing different ways to use flexbox rather than a production-ready library.

## Use cases
- learn flexbox layout techniques
- find CSS patterns for UI components
- see examples of flexbox navigation bars and dropdowns
- study how to build layouts with flexbox
- reference flexbox examples for web design

## When to choose
- you are learning flexbox and want worked examples
- you need inspiration for common UI layout patterns
- you want small CSS snippets to adapt for your own components

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready, accessible CSS framework
- you want maintained tooling or regular updates
- you need semantic HTML5 and full accessibility support out of the box

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: css-framework, ui-components, frontend-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design, tutorials
- platform: browser
- tags: flexbox, css-patterns, layout, educational, css-examples, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- cjcenizal/flexbox-patterns (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:52.990885+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:30:10.133474+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cjcenizal/flexbox-patterns (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:52.990885+00:00, sha 9ca3ba4fe465)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.