CSS

flex-flow

Property

Example

Make the flexible items display in reverse order, and wrap if necessary:

div {
 
display: flex;
  flex-flow: row-reverse wrap;
}

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Definition and Usage

The flex-flow property is a shorthand property for:

Note: If the elements are not flexible items, the flex-flow property has no effect.

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Default value:
row nowrap

Inherited:
no

Animatable:
no. Read about animatable

Version:
CSS3

JavaScript syntax:
object.style.flexFlow=”column nowrap”
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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-
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
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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

inherit
Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

Related Pages

CSS Tutorial: CSS Flexible Box

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