How can I adjust spacing for space-around? - html

Question

im a bit lost:
im trying to make the space between 3 divs (horizontally) 40px, but it doesnt seem to work when i do it:
https://github.com/itsolidude/Tea_Cozy
i want the yellow marked parts to be 40px:
html {
font-family: Helvetica;
font-size: 22px;
color: seashell;
background-color: black;
opacity: 0.9;
text-align: center;
}
header {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
height: 69px;
border-bottom: 1px solid seashell;
position: fixed;
width: 100%;
z-index: 2;
background-color: black;
top: 0;
}
#locations h2 {
flex: 1 0 100%; /* shorthand for: flex-grow:1;
flex-shrink: 0;
flex-basis: 100%; */
text-align: center;
position: absolute; /* found this to be a simpler solution, and i sticked with it even tho i dont have exact 10px :p */
top: 1510px;
z-index: 3;
}
img {
height: 50px;
padding-left: 10px;
}
nav span {
color: seashell;
padding-right: 30px;
}
.mission-banner {
background-color: black;
}
.mission-banner h4 {
padding-bottom: 10px;
}
a {
cursor: pointer;
text-decoration-color: seashell;
}
#mission {
background-image: url(../images/img-mission-background.jpg);
position: relative;
margin: 70px auto 0;
width: 1200px;
height: 700px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: center;
}
#tea-of-month {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
justify-content: center;
width: 1000px;
margin: 0 auto 70px;
}
#tea-of-month img {
height: 200px;
width: 300px;
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.item {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
padding: 10px;
}
.contact {
height: 200px;
}
#locations {
height: 500px;
width: 1200px;
margin: 0 auto;
background-image: url(../images/img-locations-background.jpg);
display: flex;
justify-content: space-around;
align-items: center;
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.address {
background-color: black;
width: 300px;
height: 300px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: center;
opacity: 1;
}
#copyright {
text-align: left;
margin-left: 20px;
}
<div id="locations">
<h2>Locations</h2>
<div class="address">
<h3>Downtown</h3>
<p>384 West 4th St</p>
<p>Suite 108</p>
<p>Portland, Maine</p>
</div>
<div class="address">
<h3>East Bayside</h3>
<p>3433 Phisherman's Avenue</p>
<p>(Northwest Corner)</p>
<p>Portland, Maine</p>
</div>
<div class="address">
<h3>Oakdale</h3>
<p>515 Crescent Avenue</p>
<p>Second Floor</p>
<p>Portland, Maine</p>
</div>
</div>
i put in the whole css. just in case something is affecting it. Pls explain what and why you did it :p

Answer 1

Don't use justify-content: space-between; as this will allot space depending on the available space.
Instead, center the flex-children and give them side margin of 20px (2 * 20px = 40px).
.wrap {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
width: 90%;
margin: auto;
border: 1px solid grey;
}
.box {
background: #000;
width: 150px;
height: 150px;
margin: 20px;
}
<div class="wrap">
<div class="box"></div>
<div class="box"></div>
<div class="box"></div>
</div>

Answer 2

Alternatively, you could set a max-width of the parent container, thus making less available space for the children to spread out with the space-between style.