Q&A

How do I set my flex-direction?

How do I set my flex-direction?

The flex-direction CSS property sets how flex items are placed in the flex container defining the main axis and the direction (normal or reversed).

Where does flex-direction go?

The flexbox items are ordered the same way as the text direction, along the main axis. flex-direction: row-reverse; The flexbox items are ordered the opposite way as the text direction, along the main axis.

What is the difference between Flex-flow and flex-direction?

The flex-flow property is a shorthand property for the flex-direction and the flex-wrap properties. The flex-direction property specifies the direction of the flexible items. The flex-wrap property specifies whether the flexible items should wrap or not.

What is the default value for Flex-direction?

row
The default value of flex-direction is row. It is used to specify that the item has normal text direction. It makes item to follow the normal text direction in lines.

How does flex-direction work?

The flex-direction property is a sub-property of the Flexible Box Layout module. It establishes the main-axis, thus defining the direction flex items are placed in the flex container. Reminder: the main axis of a flex container is the primary axis along which flex items are laid out.

How do I align-items to the bottom of Flex?

  1. Style parent element: style=”display:flex; flex-direction:column; flex:1;”
  2. Style the element you want to stay at bottom: style=”margin-top: auto;”
  3. Done! Wow. That was easy. Example:

How do you move the item to the next line in Flex?

We’ll add flex-wrap: wrap property to the flex container. flex-wrap : wrap ; This tells the browser to break to another line if there is no more space. So if the viewport is 600px wide, then 600/180 i.e. only 3 flex items could fit on the first line.

Where can I find the Flex flow CSS property?

The flex-flow CSS property is a shorthand property for flex-direction and flex-wrap properties. The source for this interactive example is stored in a GitHub repository.

What are the different values for flex direction?

The flex-direction property accepts 4 different values: row (default): same as text direction. row-reverse: opposite to text direction. column: same as row but top to bottom.

What is the default value for the Flex flow property?

The flex-flow property is a shorthand property for: Note: If the elements are not flexible items, the flex-flow property has no effect. 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. Default value is “row”.

Is the flex layout based on block or inline flow?

If “regular” layout is based on both block and inline flow directions, the flex layout is based on “flex-flow directions”. Please have a look at this figure from the specification, explaining the main idea behind the flex layout.