Example of the flex-basis property with all the values:

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      .box {
        height: 70px;
        display: flex;
      }
      .box div {
        flex-grow: 0;
        flex-shrink: 0;
        flex-basis: 60px;
        padding: 15px;
        /* For Safari 6.1 and above browsers */
        -webkit-flex-grow: 0;
        -webkit-flex-shrink: 0;
        -webkit-flex-basis: 60px;
      }
      .box div:first-child {
        background-color: #40c3da;
      }
      .box div:nth-of-type(2) {
        flex-basis: 40%;
        -webkit-flex-basis: 40%;
        background-color: lightgreen;
      }
      .box div:nth-of-type(3) {
        flex-basis: auto;
        -webkit-flex-basis: auto;
        background-color: yellow;
      }
      .box div:nth-of-type(4) {
        flex-basis: initial;
        -webkit-flex-basis: initial;
        background-color: orange;
      }
      .box div:nth-of-type(5) {
        flex-basis: inherit;
        -webkit-flex-basis: inherit;
        background-color: pink;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Flex-basis property example</h2>
    <div class="box">
      <div>
        number 60px
      </div>
      <div>
        percentage 40%
      </div>
      <div>
        auto
      </div>
      <div>
        initial
      </div>
      <div>
        inherit
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>