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                <h1>Flexbox Holy Albatross w/ 2 Columns</h1>

<h2>2 Columns</h2>

<p>When the container is large, these elements display as 2 columns. Once the <em>container</em> (not the viewport) shrinks below 600px, it collapses to one column.</p>

<div class="holy-albatross holy-albatross--2-columns">
	<div>1</div>
	<div>2</div>
	<div>3</div>
	<div>4</div>
</div>

<h2>Default Behavior</h2>

<p>For reference, the default behavior of the Flebox Holy Albatross is to simply set equal-width columns. However many items there are in your container, that’s how many columns you’ll see.</p>

<div class="holy-albatross">
	<div>1</div>
	<div>2</div>
	<div>3</div>
	<div>4</div>
</div>

<h2>References</h2>
<ul>
	<li><a href="http://www.heydonworks.com/article/the-flexbox-holy-albatross-reincarnated" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HeydonWorks: The Flexbox Holy Albatross Reincarnated</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.heydonworks.com/article/the-flexbox-holy-albatross" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HeydonWorks: The Flexbox Holy Albatross</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://snook.ca/archives/html_and_css/understanding-the-flexbox-albatross" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Snook.ca: Understanding the Albatross</a></li>
</ul>

              
            
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                // 🦅 Albatross Settings
$albatross-max-width: 600px;
$albatross-margin-x: 20px;
$albatross-margin-y: 10px;

.holy-albatross {
	display: flex;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	margin: (-$albatross-margin-y) (-$albatross-margin-x);
}

// 📝 Max-Width
// To split into columns at a specific container size, add the negative margin to your calculations.
.holy-albatross > * {
	flex-basis: calc((#{$albatross-max-width} + (#{$albatross-margin-x} * 2) - 100%) * 999);
	flex-grow: 1;
	margin: $albatross-margin-y $albatross-margin-x;
}

// 🔮 2 Columns
// To force a minimum number of columns, multiply margin * number of columns (e.g., 20px * 2 columns = 2rem).
.holy-albatross--2-columns > * {
	min-width: calc(50% - (#{$albatross-margin-x} * 2));
}

// Decorations
body {
	line-height: 1.4;
	tab-size: 4;
}

div > div {
	padding: 20px;
	background: #eee;
	box-sizing: border-box;
}

              
            
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