CSS Grid vs Flexbox for Mobile: When Flexbox Fails (And Grid Wins)
I spent way too long last night fighting flexbox on a mobile layout. The problem: filter buttons that wrapped unevenly on small screens. The solution: CSS Grid. Here’s what I learned. The Problem: Uneven Flexbox Wrapping I had a row of category filter buttons: All Posts Business Events Faith FBL Updates Leadership Flexbox approach: .filter-buttons { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.75rem; } What happened on mobile: [All Posts] [Business] [Events] [Faith] [FBL Updates] [Leadership] Three on the first row. Two on the second. One lonely button on the third. ...