Container Widget in Flutter

Container Widget in Flutter — a practical guide to Flutter Container with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Don’t over-nest Containers — use Padding/DecoratedBox when you only need one feature.

Container

Container(
  padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16),
  decoration: BoxDecoration(
    color: Colors.teal.shade50,
    borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
  ),
  child: const Text('Card body'),
);