flex-flow
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since September 2015.
The flex-flow CSS shorthand property specifies the direction of a flex container, as well as its wrapping behavior.
Try it
flex-flow: row wrap; flex-flow: row-reverse nowrap; flex-flow: column wrap-reverse; flex-flow: column wrap; <section class="default-example" id="default-example"> <div class="transition-all" id="example-element"> <div>Item One</div> <div>Item Two</div> <div>Item Three</div> <div>Item Four</div> <div>Item Five</div> <div>Item Six</div> </div> </section> #example-element { border: 1px solid #c5c5c5; width: 80%; max-height: 300px; display: flex; } #example-element > div { background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.2); border: 3px solid blue; width: 60px; margin: 10px; } Constituent properties
This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:
Syntax
css
/* flex-flow: <'flex-direction'> */ flex-flow: row; flex-flow: row-reverse; flex-flow: column; flex-flow: column-reverse; /* flex-flow: <'flex-wrap'> */ flex-flow: nowrap; flex-flow: wrap; flex-flow: wrap-reverse; /* flex-flow: <'flex-direction'> and <'flex-wrap'> */ flex-flow: row nowrap; flex-flow: column wrap; flex-flow: column-reverse wrap-reverse; /* Global values */ flex-flow: inherit; flex-flow: initial; flex-flow: revert; flex-flow: revert-layer; flex-flow: unset; Values
See flex-direction and flex-wrap for details on the values.
Formal definition
| Initial value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
|---|---|
| Applies to | flex containers |
| Inherited | no |
| Computed value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
| Animation type | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
Formal syntax
flex-flow =
<'flex-direction'> ||
<'flex-wrap'>
<flex-direction> =
row |
row-reverse |
column |
column-reverse
<flex-wrap> =
nowrap |
wrap |
wrap-reverse
Examples
>Setting column-reverse and wrap
In this example, the main-axis is the block direction with a reversed main-start and main-end. The flex items are allowed to wrap, creating new lines if needed.
css
.container { flex-flow: column-reverse wrap; } Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| CSS Flexible Box Layout Module Level 1> # flex-flow-property> |
Browser compatibility
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