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.container {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  height: 500px;
}
.cell {
  background: #ccc;
  border: solid 3px black;
  width: 50%;
}
.cell-1 {
  flex-basis: 100%;
}
@media (max-width: 500px) {
  .container {
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
  }
  .cell {
    width: 100%;
  }
  .cell-1 {
    order: 2;
  }
  .cell-2 {
    order: 1;
  }
  .cell-3 {
    order: 3;
  }
}
<h1>Vertical Boxes</h1>
<p>Goal: Have one box on the left, and two boxes on the right that are stacked. All without nesting, so that the order of the boxes can be changed on smaller screen sizes.</p>
<div class="container">
  <div class="cell cell-1">
    <h2>One</h2>
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  </div>
  <div class="cell cell-2">
    <h2>Two</h2>
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  </div>
  <div class="cell cell-3">
    <h2>Three</h2>
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  </div>
</div>

I'm a beginner in CSS/HTML and need some advice. Is there a way in flexbox to force multiple children to remain on the left and only one to fill the whole space vertically to the right like in the picture? I have posted an example code I've found here which is a mirrored example, but I don't want to set a predetermined height. Or should I be using something else? Thanks. mobile to desktop 3rd child fills the right space

  • can you include your code of this example rather than just the photo result? Would be happy to help.. – Jeremy Feb 13 '20 at 23:40
  • I included a mirrored example code. It forces one child to the left and the others to the right. I will do both, anyway, just trying to find out which way is the bext? I'm trying not to use a predetermined height, I want all to fill the space. Thanks. – Samuel Juganaru Feb 14 '20 at 00:05
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    you are looking for a grid behavior here i believe : example : https://codepen.io/gc-nomade/pen/poJgwVy but for a fixed height for flex-column : flex-grow can be usefull to the children https://codepen.io/gc-nomade/pen/eYNJRKv – G-Cyrillus Feb 14 '20 at 00:11
  • That's it! I think I'll use the first answer. Thanks a lot! – Samuel Juganaru Feb 14 '20 at 02:28

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