/* 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: unset; 

flex-flow

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

Constituent properties

This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:

Syntax

/* 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: unset; 

Values

See flex-direction and flex-wrap for details on the values.

Formal definition

Formal syntax

<'flex-direction'> || <'flex-wrap'>

Examples

Setting column-reverse and wrap

element {   /* Main-axis is the block direction with reversed main-start and main-end. Flex items are laid out in multiple lines */   flex-flow: column-reverse wrap; } 

Specifications

See also

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