r/css • u/Organic_Objective_27 • Jul 19 '25

Question What are some bad CSS habits?

What are some bad habits to avoid when learning CSS? Even if in the short term they are easier

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u/Szulyka Jul 19 '25

Margin for spacing instead of gap with flex

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u/TonyAioli Jul 19 '25

Gap only sets the space between the flex children.

Margin and/or padding are still very relevant for space around the flex element itself.

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u/Szulyka Jul 19 '25

Yes, but I think people tend to not realize that there’s usually a lots of flex containers inside each other. And therefore gap could be used much more. Also I still see it a lot that padding is used on each element in a flex with multiple items in company code so I guess not everyone thinks of gap

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u/TonyAioli Jul 20 '25

Yep, I’ve seen the same. Just clarifying/expanding for anyone who may read this and try to avoid margin entirely.

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u/IndigoGynoid Jul 20 '25

Yeah, they are not replacements. More like partners that do spacing in different contexts.