CSS flex-flow Property
The flex-flow CSS property is a shorthand property for flex-wrap and flex-direction. Read about this property and try some examples.
The flex-flow property is considered to be a shorthand property for the flex-wrap and flex-direction properties.
This property is one of the CSS3 properties. It is a part of the Flexible Box Layout module.
If there are not flexible items, the flex-flow property will not have any effect.
Modern browsers support the flex-flow property natively without vendor prefixes.
| Initial Value | row nowrap |
|---|---|
| Applies to | Flex containers |
| Inherited | No. |
| Animatable | No. |
| Version | CSS3 |
| DOM Syntax | object.style.flexFlow = "column nowrap"; |
Syntax
Syntax of CSS flex-flow Property
flex-flow: <flex-direction> || <flex-wrap>;
/* or */ initial | inherit;When we set flex-flow: row wrap;, it means that the first value defines the flex-direction, and the second one defines the flex-wrap property.
Example of CSS flex-flow Property
flex-flow: row wrap;The following code is the same as the code above.
Example of flex-direction and flex-wrap properties
flex-direction: row;
flex-wrap: wrap;Example of the flex-flow property with the "row" and "wrap" values:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
.example {
width: 200px;
height: 200px;
border: 1px solid #c3c3c3;
display: flex;
flex-flow: row wrap;
}
.example div {
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Flex-flow property example</h2>
<div class="example">
<div style="background-color: #8ebf42;">A</div>
<div style="background-color: #1c87c9;">B</div>
<div style="background-color: #cccccc;">C</div>
<div style="background-color: #666666;">D</div>
<div style="background-color: #4c4a4a;">E</div>
<div style="background-color: #c6c4c4;">F</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>Example of the flex-flow property with the "wrap-reverse" and "column" values:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
.example {
width: 200px;
height: 200px;
border: 1px solid #c3c3c3;
display: flex;
flex-flow: column wrap-reverse;
}
.example div {
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Flex-flow property example</h2>
<div class="example">
<div style="background-color: #8ebf42;">A</div>
<div style="background-color: #1c87c9;">B</div>
<div style="background-color: #cccccc;">C</div>
<div style="background-color: #666666;">D</div>
<div style="background-color: #4c4a4a;">E</div>
<div style="background-color: #c6c4c4;">F</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>Example of the flex-flow property with the "row" and "nowrap" values:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
.example {
width: 200px;
height: 200px;
border: 1px solid #c3c3c3;
display: flex;
flex-flow: row nowrap;
}
.example div {
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Flex-flow property example</h2>
<div class="example">
<div style="background-color: #8ebf42;">A</div>
<div style="background-color: #1c87c9;">B</div>
<div style="background-color: #cccccc;">C</div>
<div style="background-color: #666666;">D</div>
<div style="background-color: #4c4a4a;">E</div>
<div style="background-color: #c6c4c4;">F</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>Result
Example of the flex-flow property with the "row-reverse" and "nowrap" values:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
.example {
width: 200px;
height: 200px;
border: 1px solid #c3c3c3;
display: flex;
flex-flow: row-reverse nowrap;
}
.example div {
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Flex-flow property example</h2>
<div class="example">
<div style="background-color: #8ebf42;">A</div>
<div style="background-color: #1c87c9;">B</div>
<div style="background-color: #cccccc;">C</div>
<div style="background-color: #666666;">D</div>
<div style="background-color: #4c4a4a;">E</div>
<div style="background-color: #c6c4c4;">F</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>Example of the flex-flow property with the "column" and "nowrap" values:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
.example {
width: 200px;
height: 200px;
border: 1px solid #c3c3c3;
display: flex;
flex-flow: column nowrap;
}
.example div {
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Flex-flow property example</h2>
<div class="example">
<div style="background-color: #8ebf42;">A</div>
<div style="background-color: #1c87c9;">B</div>
<div style="background-color: #cccccc;">C</div>
<div style="background-color: #666666;">D</div>
<div style="background-color: #4c4a4a;">E</div>
<div style="background-color: #c6c4c4;">F</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>Example of the flex-flow property with the "column-reverse" and "nowrap" values:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
.example {
width: 200px;
height: 200px;
border: 1px solid #c3c3c3;
display: flex;
flex-flow: column-reverse nowrap;
}
.example div {
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Flex-flow property example</h2>
<div class="example">
<div style="background-color: #8ebf42;">A</div>
<div style="background-color: #1c87c9;">B</div>
<div style="background-color: #cccccc;">C</div>
<div style="background-color: #666666;">D</div>
<div style="background-color: #4c4a4a;">E</div>
<div style="background-color: #c6c4c4;">F</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>Values
| Value | Description | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| flex-direction | Defines flexible items' direction. Possible values are: row row-reverse column column-reverse initial inherit | Play it » |
| flex-wrap | Defines whether flexible items should wrap or not. Possible values are: nowrap wrap wrap-reverse initial inherit | Play it » |
| initial | Makes the property use its default value. | Play it » |
| inherit | Inherits the property from its parents element. |
Practice
Practice
What is correct about the 'flex-flow' property in CSS?