

Position element at the bottom of container without flex or position absolute
I'm trying to make a component that uses both a background color for half of the component and
an image for the other half, with the image acting as an element with a margin. The problem I'm having is that I cannot use display flex to space elements correctly in the content area, it breaks the component with the current solution I'm using and I have no idea why.
I'm specifically trying to position .service__link at the bottom of .service__content. I've tried using paddings/margins to get it in place, but at smaller screen sizes it ends up overflowing out of the box.
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<!-- language: lang-css -->
*, *::before, *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
* {
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
}
body {
min-height: 100vh;
font-family: Arial;
}
.service-container {
max-width: 1800px;
margin-inline: auto;
padding: 40px 15px;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
justify-content: center;
gap: 1.5rem;
}
.service {
flex: 1 1 calc(33.3336% - 1.5rem);
display: inline-block;
position: relative;
background: #144088;
min-height: 325px;
border: 2px solid #144088;
color: white;
}
.service::before {
content: "";
float: right;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
background: url(https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1645069258059-6f5a71256c4a?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2076&q=80) left center/150%;
shape-outside: polygon(79% 0, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 42% 100%);
clip-path: polygon(79% 0, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 42% 100%);
shape-margin: .3em;
}
.service::after {
content: "01";
position: absolute;
top: 0;
font-size: 60px;
font-weight: bold;
line-height: 1;
opacity: 25%;
}
.service__content {
padding: 3rem 0 1rem 1rem;
height: 100%;
}
.service__title {
font-size: 26px;
}
.service__description {
font-size: clamp(12px, 3vw + .25rem, 16px);
}
.service__title, .service__description {
margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.service__link {
display: inline-flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
width: 35%;
}
.service__link a {
color: white;
}
.service__link img {
filter: brightness(0)invert(1);
}
@media screen and (max-width: 1200px) {
.service {
flex: 0 1 518px;
}
}
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<body>
<div class="service-container">
<div class="service">
<div class="service__content">
<h4 class="service__title">Lorem</h4>
<p class="service__description">Lorem ipsum dolor, sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Placeat doloremque molestiae eligendi voluptas veniam repellendus, aperiam tempora suscipit consectetur sint?</p>
<div class="service__link">
<a href="#">Link</a>
<img src="https://img.icons8.com/ios/26/000000/image.png"/>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="service">
<div class="service__content">
<h4 class="service__title">Lorem</h4>
<p class="service__description">Lorem ipsum dolor, sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Placeat doloremque molestiae eligendi voluptas veniam repellendus, aperiam tempora suscipit consectetur sint?</p>
<div class="service__link">
<a href="#">Link</a>
<img src="https://img.icons8.com/ios/26/000000/image.png"/>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="service">
<div class="service__content">
<h4 class="service__title">Lorem</h4>
<p class="service__description">Lorem ipsum dolor, sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Placeat doloremque molestiae eligendi voluptas veniam repellendus, aperiam tempora suscipit consectetur sint?</p>
<div class="service__link ">
<a href="#">Link</a>
<img src="https://img.icons8.com/ios/26/000000/image.png"/>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
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What is going on when display: flex is added to .service__content?
Also, if anybody has a better idea of how to make this component in general I'd love to hear it.
Thanks!