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.
Theflex-flowCSSshorthand 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> <div> <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
Seeflex-direction andflex-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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