Open In App

CSS flex-wrap property

Last Updated : 24 Apr, 2024
Improve
Improve
Like Article
Like
Save
Share
Report

The CSS flex-wrap property is used to specify whether flex items are forced into a single line or wrapped onto multiple lines. The flex-wrap property allows enabling the control direction in which lines are stacked. It is used to designate a single line or multi-line format to flex items inside the flex container.

Syntax:  

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

Default Value: nowrap

1. Using CSS flex-wrap: wrap Property

wrap: This property is used to break the flex item into multiples lines. It makes flex items wrap to multiple lines according to flex item width. 

Syntax: 

flex-wrap: wrap;

Example:  In this example, we are using the CSS flex wrap property.

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>flex-wrap property</title>
    <style>
        #main {
            width: 400px;
            height: 300px;
            border: 5px solid black;
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }
        
        #main div {
            width: 100px;
            height: 50px;
        }
        h1 {
            color:#009900;
            font-size:42px;
            margin-left:50px;
        }
        h3 {
            margin-top:-20px;
            margin-left:50px;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h3>The flex-wrap:wrap property</h3>
    <div id="main">
        <div style="background-color:#009900;">1</div>
        <div style="background-color:#00cc99;">2</div>
        <div style="background-color:#0066ff;">3</div>
        <div style="background-color:#66ffff;">4</div>
        <div style="background-color:#660066;">5</div>
        <div style="background-color:#663300;">6</div>
    </div>
</body>

</html>

Output: 

flex-wrap property

2. Using CSS flex-wrap: nowrap Property

nowrap: The default value of wrap-flex is nowrap. It is used to specify that the item has no wrap. It makes item wrap in single lines. 

Syntax: 

flex-wrap: nowrap;

Example:  In this example, we are using the CSS flex wrap property.

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>flex-wrap property</title>
    <style>
        #main {
            width: 400px;
            height: 300px;
            border: 5px solid black;
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: nowrap;
        }
        
        #main div {
            width: 100px;
            height: 50px;
        }
        h1 {
            color:#009900;
            font-size:42px;
            margin-left:50px;
        }
        h3 {
            margin-top:-20px;
            margin-left:50px;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h3>The flex-wrap:nowrap property</h3>
    <div id="main">
        <div style="background-color:#009900;">1</div>
        <div style="background-color:#00cc99;">2</div>
        <div style="background-color:#0066ff;">3</div>
        <div style="background-color:#66ffff;">4</div>
        <div style="background-color:#660066;">5</div>
        <div style="background-color:#663300;">6</div>
    </div>
</body>

</html>

Output: 

flex-wrap property

3. Using CSS flex-wrap: wrap-reverse Property

wrap-reverse: This property is used to reverse the flow of the flex items when they wrap to new lines. 

Syntax: 

flex-wrap: wrap-reverse;

Example:  In this example, we are using the CSS flex wrap property.

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>flex-wrap property</title>
    <style>
        #main {
            width: 400px;
            height: 300px;
            border: 5px solid black;
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap-reverse;
        }
        
        #main div {
            width: 100px;
            height: 50px;
        }
        h1 {
            color:#009900;
            font-size:42px;
            margin-left:50px;
        }
        h3 {
            margin-top:-20px;
            margin-left:50px;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h3>The flex-wrap:wrap-reverse property</h3>
    <div id="main">
        <div style="background-color:#009900;">1</div>
        <div style="background-color:#00cc99;">2</div>
        <div style="background-color:#0066ff;">3</div>
        <div style="background-color:#66ffff;">4</div>
        <div style="background-color:#660066;">5</div>
        <div style="background-color:#663300;">6</div>
    </div>
</body>

</html>

Output: 

flex wrap property


4. Using CSS flex-wrap: initial Property

initial: This property is used to set it as default value. 

Syntax: 

flex-wrap: initial;

Example: In this example, we are using the CSS flex wrap property.

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>flex-wrap property</title>
    <style>
        #main {
            width: 400px;
            height: 300px;
            border: 5px solid black;
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: initial;
        }
        
        #main div {
            width: 100px;
            height: 50px;
        }
        h1 {
            color:#009900;
            font-size:42px;
            margin-left:50px;
        }
        h3 {
            margin-top:-20px;
            margin-left:50px;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h3>The flex-wrap:initial property</h3>
    <div id="main">
        <div style="background-color:#009900;">1</div>
        <div style="background-color:#00cc99;">2</div>
        <div style="background-color:#0066ff;">3</div>
        <div style="background-color:#66ffff;">4</div>
        <div style="background-color:#660066;">5</div>
        <div style="background-color:#663300;">6</div>
    </div>
</body>

</html>

Output: 

flex wrap property

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by CSS flex-wrap property are listed below: 

  • Google Chrome 29.0 and above
  • Edge 12 and above
  • Internet Explorer 11.0 and above
  • Firefox 28.0 and above
  • Opera 17.0 and above
  • Safari 9.0 and above


Like Article
Suggest improvement
Previous
Next
Share your thoughts in the comments

Similar Reads