flex-wrap
Quick Summary for flex-wrap
flex-wrap CSS property sets whether flex items are forced onto one line or can wrap onto multiple lines. If wrapping is allowed, it sets the direction that lines are stacked.
Code Usage for flex-wrap
flex-wrap: nowrap; /* Default value */ flex-wrap: wrap; flex-wrap: wrap-reverse; /* Global values */ flex-wrap: inherit; flex-wrap: initial; flex-wrap: revert; flex-wrap: unset; More Details for flex-wrap
flex-wrap
The flex-wrap CSS property sets whether flex items are forced onto one line or can wrap onto multiple lines. If wrapping is allowed, it sets the direction that lines are stacked.
See Using CSS flexible boxes for more properties and information.
Syntax
flex-wrap: nowrap; /* Default value */ flex-wrap: wrap; flex-wrap: wrap-reverse; /* Global values */ flex-wrap: inherit; flex-wrap: initial; flex-wrap: revert; flex-wrap: unset; The flex-wrap property is specified as a single keyword chosen from the list of values below.
Values
The following values are accepted:
nowrap The flex items are laid out in a single line which may cause the flex container to overflow. The cross-start is either equivalent to start or before depending on the flex-direction value. This is the default value.
wrap The flex items break into multiple lines. The cross-start is either equivalent to start or before depending flex-direction value and the cross-end is the opposite of the specified cross-start.
wrap-reverse Behaves the same as wrap but cross-start and cross-end are permuted.
Formal definition
| Initial value | nowrap |
|---|---|
| Applies to | flex containers |
| Inherited | no |
| Computed value | as specified |
| Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
nowrap | wrap | wrap-reverse
Examples
Setting flex container wrap values
HTML<h4>This is an example for flex-wrap:wrap </h4> <div class="content"> <div class="red">1</div> <div class="green">2</div> <div class="blue">3</div> </div> <h4>This is an example for flex-wrap:nowrap </h4> <div class="content1"> <div class="red">1</div> <div class="green">2</div> <div class="blue">3</div> </div> <h4>This is an example for flex-wrap:wrap-reverse </h4> <div class="content2"> <div class="red">1</div> <div class="green">2</div> <div class="blue">3</div> </div> /* Common Styles */ .content, .content1, .content2 { color: #fff; font: 100 24px/100px sans-serif; height: 150px; width: 897px; text-align: center; } .content div, .content1 div, .content2 div { height: 50%; width: 300px; } .red { background: orangered; } .green { background: yellowgreen; } .blue { background: steelblue; } /* Flexbox Styles */ .content { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; } .content1 { display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; } .content2 { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap-reverse; } Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| CSS Flexible Box Layout Module Level 1 # flex-wrap-property |
