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Accessibility concerns

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Browser compatibility

The various layout methods have different browser support. See the charts below for details on basic support for the properties used.

Include the compat data for key properties you used, as in the example below which includes align-items.

align-items

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
Supported in Flex Layout	Chrome Full support 52 Full support 52 Partial support 29 Notes Notes Older versions of the specification treat absolute positioned children as though they are a 0 by 0 flex item. Later specification versions take the children out of the flow and set their positions based on align and justify properties. Chrome implements the new behavior beginning with Chrome 52. Full support 21 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Edge Full support 12 Full support 12 Full support 12 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Firefox Full support 20 Notes Full support 20 Notes Notes Multi-line flexbox has been supported since Firefox 28. Full support 49 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- No support 18 — 20 Disabled Disabled From version 18 until version 20 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `layout.css.flexbox.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. Full support 48 Prefixed Disabled Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Disabled From version 48: this feature is behind the `layout.css.prefixes.webkit` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE Full support 11 Notes Full support 11 Notes Notes In Internet Explorer 10 and 11, if column flex items have `align-items: center;` set on them and their content is too large, then they will overflow the bounds of their container. See Flexbug #2.	Opera Full support 12.1	Safari Full support 9 Full support 9 Full support 7 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	WebView Android Full support 52 Full support 52 Partial support 4.4 Notes Notes Older versions of the specification treat absolute positioned children as though they are a 0 by 0 flex item. Later specification versions take the children out of the flow and set their positions based on align and justify properties. Chrome implements the new behavior beginning with Chrome 52. Full support ≤37 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Chrome Android Full support 52 Full support 52 Partial support 29 Notes Notes Older versions of the specification treat absolute positioned children as though they are a 0 by 0 flex item. Later specification versions take the children out of the flow and set their positions based on align and justify properties. Chrome implements the new behavior beginning with Chrome 52. Full support 25 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Firefox Android Full support 20 Notes Full support 20 Notes Notes Multi-line flexbox has been supported since Firefox 28. Full support 49 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- No support 18 — 20 Disabled Disabled From version 18 until version 20 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `layout.css.flexbox.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. Full support 48 Prefixed Disabled Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Disabled From version 48: this feature is behind the `layout.css.prefixes.webkit` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android Full support 12.1	Safari iOS Full support 9 Full support 9 Full support 7 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0 Full support 6.0 Partial support 2.0 Notes Notes Older versions of the specification treat absolute positioned children as though they are a 0 by 0 flex item. Later specification versions take the children out of the flow and set their positions based on align and justify properties. Chrome implements the new behavior beginning with Samsung Internet 6.0. Full support 1.5 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-
Supported in Grid Layout	Chrome Full support 57	Edge Full support 16	Firefox Full support 52	IE No support No	Opera Full support 44	Safari Full support 10.1	WebView Android Full support 57	Chrome Android Full support 52	Firefox Android Full support 52	Opera Android Full support 43	Safari iOS Full support 10.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.2

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No support: No support
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