# philipwalton/flexbugs

A community-curated list of flexbox issues and cross-browser workarounds for them.

Repository: https://github.com/philipwalton/flexbugs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/flexbugs
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-01-19T22:00:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4261, "days_push": 957, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13542, forks 480 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:03.494849+00:00)

## What it is
A community-curated reference cataloging flexbox rendering bugs across browsers, each with live demo pages and documented cross-browser workarounds. It is explicitly no longer maintained, as most listed bugs are fixed in modern browsers.

## Use cases
- fix flexbox layout breaking in safari or internet explorer
- flex items overflowing their container workaround
- min-height not applying to flex items in a flex container
- cross-browser flexbox compatibility issues and fixes
- flex-basis ignored or calc() not working in flex shorthand
- align-items center causing column flex items to overflow
- debug why my css flexbox layout behaves unexpectedly

## When to choose
- you are debugging a flexbox layout that misbehaves in a specific browser and need a known workaround with demos
- you must support legacy browsers (older Safari, IE/Edge) where flexbox implementation bugs are common
- you want a per-bug reference linking live repro and workaround demos

## When to avoid
- you only target modern evergreen browsers, where most listed bugs are already fixed
- you need an actively maintained resource or up-to-date bug reports
- you are looking for a code library, polyfill, or linting tool rather than documentation

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: documentation
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design, documentation
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: css, flexbox, browser-bugs, cross-browser, workarounds, reference, curated-list, frontend-debugging

## Member repositories
- philipwalton/flexbugs (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.494849+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 2026-08-29T17:13:13.782573+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/philipwalton/flexbugs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.494849+00:00, sha 637e45db2878)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.