flex-flow

The flex-flow CSS shorthand property specifies the direction of a flex container, as well as its wrapping behavior.

css

flex-flow: row wrap;

css

flex-flow: row-reverse nowrap;

css

flex-flow: column wrap-reverse;

css

flex-flow: column wrap;

html

<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>

css

#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:

{{cssxref("flex-direction")}}
{{cssxref("flex-wrap")}}

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 {{cssxref("flex-direction")}} and {{cssxref("flex-wrap")}} for details on the values.

Formal definition

Formal syntax

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;
}