CSS flex-wrap Property


Example

Make the flexible items wrap if necessary:

div {
  display: flex;  
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
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Definition and Usage

The flex-wrap property specifies whether the flexible items should wrap or not.

Note: If the elements are not flexible items, the flex-wrap property has no effect.

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Default value: nowrap
Inherited: no
Animatable: no. Read about animatable
Version: CSS3
JavaScript syntax: object.style.flexWrap="nowrap" Try it

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Numbers followed by -webkit- or -moz- specify the first version that worked with a prefix.

Property
flex-wrap 29.0
21.0 -webkit-
11.0 28.0
18.0 -moz-
9.0
6.1 -webkit-
17.0


CSS Syntax

flex-wrap: nowrap|wrap|wrap-reverse|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value Description Play it
nowrap Default value. Specifies that the flexible items will not wrap Demo ❯
wrap Specifies that the flexible items will wrap if necessary Demo ❯
wrap-reverse Specifies that the flexible items will wrap, if necessary, in reverse order Demo ❯
initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

Related Pages

CSS Tutorial: CSS Flexible Box

CSS Reference: flex property

CSS Reference: flex-flow property

CSS Reference: flex-direction property

CSS Reference: flex-basis property

CSS Reference: flex-grow property

CSS Reference: flex-shrink property

HTML DOM reference: flexWrap property


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