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CSS Property: flex-direction

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The CSS (CSS3) flex-direction property indicates the direction of a flexible element. If an element is not a flexible element then this property has no effect.

 

Valid property values (other than inherit and initial) are:

 

Value

Description

column

Items are displayed vertically, as a column

column-reverse

Items are displayed vertically, but in reverse order

row

(default value). Items are displayed horizontally, as a row

row-reverse

Items are displayed horizontally, but in reverse order

 

Default Value:

row

JavaScript syntax:

e.g. object.style.flexDirection="column"

Inherited:

No

Animatable:

No

 

EXAMPLE:


HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head>
<style>
.x1 {display: flex; flex-direction: column;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
1. Element with default property<br>
<div style="display: flex;">
<div>text 1</div><div>text 2</div><div>text 3</div>
</div>
<br>
2. Element set using in-file HTML style<br>
<div class="x1">
<div>text 1</div><div>text 2</div><div>text 3</div>
</div>
<br>
3. Element set using JavaScript<br>
<div id="x2">
<div>text 1</div><div>text 2</div><div>text 3</div>
</div>
<br>

<script>
document.getElementById("x2").style.display = "flex";
document.getElementById("x2").style.flexDirection = "column";
</script>

</body>
</html>

FUNCTION THAT MAY ASSIST IN TESTING WHETHER FEATURE IS SUPPORTED:
function isSupportedCSSPropertyFlexDirection() {
  var x = document.createElement("DIV"); x.style.flexDirection = "column"; return (window.getComputedStyle(x, null).flexDirection == "column");
}


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