CSS flex-flow Property
Example
Make the flexible items display in reverse order, and wrap if necesarry:
div {
display: -webkit-flex; /* Safari */
-webkit-flex-flow: row-reverse wrap; /* Safari 6.1+ */
display: flex;
flex-flow: row-reverse wrap;
}
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Definition and Usage
The flex-flow property is a shorthand property for the flex-direction and the flex-wrap properties.
The flex-direction property specifies the direction of the flexible items.
The flex-wrap property specifies whether the flexible items should wrap or not.
Note: If the elements are not flexible items, the flex-flow property has no effect.
| Default value: | row nowrap |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.flexFlow="column nowrap" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Numbers followed by -webkit- or -moz- specify the first version that worked with a prefix.
| Property | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| flex-flow | 29.0 21.0 -webkit- |
12.0 | 11.0 | 28.0 18.0 -moz- |
9.0 6.1 -webkit- |
17.0 |
CSS Syntax
flex-flow: flex-direction flex-wrap|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| flex-direction | Possible values: row row-reverse column column-reverse initial inherit Default value is "row". Specifying the direction of the flexible items |
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| flex-wrap | Possible values: nowrap wrap wrap-reverse initial inherit Default value is "nowrap". Specifying whether the flexible items should wrap or not |
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| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | Play it » |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Related Pages
CSS Reference: flex property
CSS Reference: flex-direction property
CSS Reference: flex-wrap property
CSS Reference: flex-basis property
CSS Reference: flex-grow property
CSS Reference: flex-shrink property
HTML DOM reference: flexFlow property
