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This pattern is very common for mobile layouts and cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"practical-use-cases\">Practical Use Cases\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Navigation bar: align logo, links and buttons on one vertical center line.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Media object: image on the left, text on the right, aligned at the top (flex-start).\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Icon plus label: center an SVG icon with its text.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Form row: align an input and a button using baseline or center.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2 id=\"common-mistakes\">Common Mistakes\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Container has no height.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Vertical centering will appear to do nothing.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Fixed height on items with stretch.\u003C\u002Fstrong> An item with a set height will not stretch.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Mixing up align-items and align-content.\u003C\u002Fstrong> align-items aligns items inside each line, 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