flex-wrap

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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since September 2015.

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.

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The flex-flow property shorthand can be used to set both the flex-direction and flex-wrap properties, which define the flex container's main and cross axes, respectively.

Syntax

css
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: revert-layer;
flex-wrap: unset;

Values

The flex-wrap property is specified as a single keyword chosen from the following values below:

nowrap

The flex items are laid out in a single line which may cause the flex container to overflow. The cross-start is the equivalent of inline-start or block-start, depending on the flex-direction value. This is the default value.

wrap

The flex items break into multiple lines. The cross-start is the equivalent of inline-start or block-start, depending on the current writing mode, and the flex-direction value.

wrap-reverse

Behaves the same as wrap, but cross-start and cross-end are inverted.

Formal definition

Initial valuenowrap
Applies toflex containers
Inheritedno
Computed valueas specified
Animation typediscrete

Formal syntax

flex-wrap = 
  nowrap        |
  wrap          |
  wrap-reverse

Examples

Setting flex container wrap values

HTML

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>

CSS

css
/* 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;
}

Results

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

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See also