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CSS3 flex-wrap Property

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Description

The flex-wrap CSS property specifies whether the flex items are forced into a single line or they wrap onto multiple lines or columns based on the space available in the flex container.

The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this property.

Default value: nowrap
Applies to: Flex containers
Inherited: No
Animatable: No. See animatable properties.
Version: New in CSS3

Syntax

The syntax of the property is given with:

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

The example below shows the flex-wrap property in action.

.flex-container {
    /* Safari */
    display: -webkit-flex;
    -webkit-flex-wrap: nowrap;
    /* Standard syntax */
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
}

Property Values

The following table describes the values of this property.

Value Description
nowrap Specifies that all flex items are displayed in a single row or column which may cause the flex container to overflow. The overflow CSS property of the flex container determines whether the flex items are hidden, clipped, or scrollable.
wrap Specifies that the flexible items will into multiple lines if necessary.
wrap-reverse Behaves same as the wrap, but items will wrap in the reverse order.
initial Sets this property to its default value.
inherit If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element flex-wrap property.

Browser Compatibility

The flex-wrap property is supported in all major modern browsers.

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Basic Support—

  • Firefox 18+ -moz-, 28+
  • Google Chrome 21+ -webkit-, 29+
  • Internet Explorer 11+
  • Apple Safari 6.1+ -webkit-
  • Opera 12.1+

Further Reading

See tutorial on: CSS3 Multi-column Layouts.

Related properties: align-content, align-items, align-self, display, flex, flex-basis, flex-direction, flex-flow, flex-grow, flex-shrink, justify-content, min-height, min-width, order.

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