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<html><head><title>flexbox | flex: initial</title>
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<style>
div {
background: blue;
margin: 1em 0;
border: 1px solid black;
height: 8em;
width: 40em;
display: flex;
}
span {
background: white;
margin: 1em;
width: 5em;
display: inline-block;
flex: initial;
}
#flex span {
flex: 0 1 auto;
}
</style>
</head><body><div>
<span>one</span>
<span>two</span>
<span>three</span>
<span>four</span>
</div>
<div id="flex">
<span>one</span>
<span>two</span>
<span>three</span>
<span>four</span>
</div>
</body></html>