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.

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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 valueas each of the properties of the shorthand:
Applies toflex containers
Inheritedno
Computed valueas each of the properties of the shorthand:
Animation typeas 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
element {
  flex-flow: column-reverse wrap;
}

Specifications

Specification
CSS Flexible Box Layout Module Level 1
# flex-flow-property

Browser compatibility

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Chrome
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Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
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