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# Flex

Quickly manage the layout, alignment, and sizing of grid columns, navigation, components, and more with a full suite of responsive flexbox utilities. For more complex implementations, custom CSS may be necessary.

## Enable flex behaviors

Apply `display` utilities to create a flexbox container and transform direct children elements into flex items. Flex containers and items are able to be modified further with additional flex properties.

I'm a flexbox container!

    <div class="d-flex p-2 bd-highlight">I'm a flexbox container!</div>

I'm an inline flexbox container!

    <div class="d-inline-flex p-2 bd-highlight">I'm an inline flexbox container!</div>

Responsive variations also exist for `.d-flex` and `.d-inline-flex`.

- `.d-flex`
- `.d-inline-flex`
- `.d-sm-flex`
- `.d-sm-inline-flex`
- `.d-md-flex`
- `.d-md-inline-flex`
- `.d-lg-flex`
- `.d-lg-inline-flex`
- `.d-xl-flex`
- `.d-xl-inline-flex`

## Direction

Set the direction of flex items in a flex container with direction utilities. In most cases you can omit the horizontal class here as the browser default is `row`. However, you may encounter situations where you needed to explicitly set this value (like responsive layouts).

Use `.flex-row` to set a horizontal direction (the browser default), or `.flex-row-reverse` to start the horizontal direction from the opposite side.

Flex item 1
Flex item 2
Flex item 3
Flex item 1
Flex item 2
Flex item 3

    <div class="d-flex flex-row bd-highlight mb-3">
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item 1</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item 2</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item 3</div>
    </div>
    <div class="d-flex flex-row-reverse bd-highlight">
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item 1</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item 2</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item 3</div>
    </div>

Use `.flex-column` to set a vertical direction, or `.flex-column-reverse` to start the vertical direction from the opposite side.

Flex item 1
Flex item 2
Flex item 3
Flex item 1
Flex item 2
Flex item 3

    <div class="d-flex flex-column bd-highlight mb-3">
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item 1</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item 2</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item 3</div>
    </div>
    <div class="d-flex flex-column-reverse bd-highlight">
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item 1</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item 2</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item 3</div>
    </div>

Responsive variations also exist for `flex-direction`.

- `.flex-row`
- `.flex-row-reverse`
- `.flex-column`
- `.flex-column-reverse`
- `.flex-sm-row`
- `.flex-sm-row-reverse`
- `.flex-sm-column`
- `.flex-sm-column-reverse`
- `.flex-md-row`
- `.flex-md-row-reverse`
- `.flex-md-column`
- `.flex-md-column-reverse`
- `.flex-lg-row`
- `.flex-lg-row-reverse`
- `.flex-lg-column`
- `.flex-lg-column-reverse`
- `.flex-xl-row`
- `.flex-xl-row-reverse`
- `.flex-xl-column`
- `.flex-xl-column-reverse`

## Justify content

Use `justify-content` utilities on flexbox containers to change the alignment of flex items on the main axis (the x-axis to start, y-axis if `flex-direction: column`). Choose from `start` (browser default), `end`, `center`, `between`, or `around`.

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    <div class="d-flex justify-content-start">...</div>
    <div class="d-flex justify-content-end">...</div>
    <div class="d-flex justify-content-center">...</div>
    <div class="d-flex justify-content-between">...</div>
    <div class="d-flex justify-content-around">...</div>

Responsive variations also exist for `justify-content`.

- `.justify-content-start`
- `.justify-content-end`
- `.justify-content-center`
- `.justify-content-between`
- `.justify-content-around`
- `.justify-content-sm-start`
- `.justify-content-sm-end`
- `.justify-content-sm-center`
- `.justify-content-sm-between`
- `.justify-content-sm-around`
- `.justify-content-md-start`
- `.justify-content-md-end`
- `.justify-content-md-center`
- `.justify-content-md-between`
- `.justify-content-md-around`
- `.justify-content-lg-start`
- `.justify-content-lg-end`
- `.justify-content-lg-center`
- `.justify-content-lg-between`
- `.justify-content-lg-around`
- `.justify-content-xl-start`
- `.justify-content-xl-end`
- `.justify-content-xl-center`
- `.justify-content-xl-between`
- `.justify-content-xl-around`

## Align items

Use `align-items` utilities on flexbox containers to change the alignment of flex items on the cross axis (the y-axis to start, x-axis if `flex-direction: column`). Choose from `start`, `end`, `center`, `baseline`, or `stretch` (browser default).

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    <div class="d-flex align-items-start">...</div>
    <div class="d-flex align-items-end">...</div>
    <div class="d-flex align-items-center">...</div>
    <div class="d-flex align-items-baseline">...</div>
    <div class="d-flex align-items-stretch">...</div>

Responsive variations also exist for `align-items`.

- `.align-items-start`
- `.align-items-end`
- `.align-items-center`
- `.align-items-baseline`
- `.align-items-stretch`
- `.align-items-sm-start`
- `.align-items-sm-end`
- `.align-items-sm-center`
- `.align-items-sm-baseline`
- `.align-items-sm-stretch`
- `.align-items-md-start`
- `.align-items-md-end`
- `.align-items-md-center`
- `.align-items-md-baseline`
- `.align-items-md-stretch`
- `.align-items-lg-start`
- `.align-items-lg-end`
- `.align-items-lg-center`
- `.align-items-lg-baseline`
- `.align-items-lg-stretch`
- `.align-items-xl-start`
- `.align-items-xl-end`
- `.align-items-xl-center`
- `.align-items-xl-baseline`
- `.align-items-xl-stretch`

## Align self

Use `align-self` utilities on flexbox items to individually change their alignment on the cross axis (the y-axis to start, x-axis if `flex-direction: column`). Choose from the same options as `align-items`: `start`, `end`, `center`, `baseline`, or `stretch` (browser default).

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    <div class="align-self-start">Aligned flex item</div>
    <div class="align-self-end">Aligned flex item</div>
    <div class="align-self-center">Aligned flex item</div>
    <div class="align-self-baseline">Aligned flex item</div>
    <div class="align-self-stretch">Aligned flex item</div>

Responsive variations also exist for `align-self`.

- `.align-self-start`
- `.align-self-end`
- `.align-self-center`
- `.align-self-baseline`
- `.align-self-stretch`
- `.align-self-sm-start`
- `.align-self-sm-end`
- `.align-self-sm-center`
- `.align-self-sm-baseline`
- `.align-self-sm-stretch`
- `.align-self-md-start`
- `.align-self-md-end`
- `.align-self-md-center`
- `.align-self-md-baseline`
- `.align-self-md-stretch`
- `.align-self-lg-start`
- `.align-self-lg-end`
- `.align-self-lg-center`
- `.align-self-lg-baseline`
- `.align-self-lg-stretch`
- `.align-self-xl-start`
- `.align-self-xl-end`
- `.align-self-xl-center`
- `.align-self-xl-baseline`
- `.align-self-xl-stretch`

## Fill

Use the `.flex-fill` class on a series of sibling elements to force them into widths equal to their content (or equal widths if their content does not surpass their border-boxes) while taking up all available horizontal space.

Flex item with a lot of content
Flex item
Flex item

    <div class="d-flex bd-highlight">
      <div class="p-2 flex-fill bd-highlight">Flex item with a lot of content</div>
      <div class="p-2 flex-fill bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
      <div class="p-2 flex-fill bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
    </div>

Responsive variations also exist for `flex-fill`.

- `.flex-fill`
- `.flex-sm-fill`
- `.flex-md-fill`
- `.flex-lg-fill`
- `.flex-xl-fill`

## Grow and shrink

Use `.flex-grow-*` utilities to toggle a flex item’s ability to grow to fill available space. In the example below, the `.flex-grow-1` elements uses all available space it can, while allowing the remaining two flex items their necessary space.

Flex item
Flex item
Third flex item

    <div class="d-flex bd-highlight">
      <div class="p-2 flex-grow-1 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Third flex item</div>
    </div>

Use `.flex-shrink-*` utilities to toggle a flex item’s ability to shrink if necessary. In the example below, the second flex item with `.flex-shrink-1` is forced to wrap its contents to a new line, “shrinking” to allow more space for the previous flex item with `.w-100`.

Flex item
Flex item

    <div class="d-flex bd-highlight">
      <div class="p-2 w-100 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
      <div class="p-2 flex-shrink-1 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
    </div>

Responsive variations also exist for `flex-grow` and `flex-shrink`.

- `.flex-{grow|shrink}-0`
- `.flex-{grow|shrink}-1`
- `.flex-sm-{grow|shrink}-0`
- `.flex-sm-{grow|shrink}-1`
- `.flex-md-{grow|shrink}-0`
- `.flex-md-{grow|shrink}-1`
- `.flex-lg-{grow|shrink}-0`
- `.flex-lg-{grow|shrink}-1`
- `.flex-xl-{grow|shrink}-0`
- `.flex-xl-{grow|shrink}-1`

## Auto margins

Flexbox can do some pretty awesome things when you mix flex alignments with auto margins. Shown below are three examples of controlling flex items via auto margins: default (no auto margin), pushing two items to the right (`.mr-auto`), and pushing two items to the left (`.ml-auto`).

Unfortunately, IE10 and IE11 do not properly support auto margins on flex items whose parent has a non-default `justify-content` value. See this StackOverflow answer for more details.

Flex item
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    <div class="d-flex bd-highlight mb-3">
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
    </div>

    <div class="d-flex bd-highlight mb-3">
      <div class="mr-auto p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
    </div>

    <div class="d-flex bd-highlight mb-3">
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
      <div class="ml-auto p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
    </div>

### With align-items

Vertically move one flex item to the top or bottom of a container by mixing `align-items`, `flex-direction: column`, and `margin-top: auto` or `margin-bottom: auto`.

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    <div class="d-flex align-items-start flex-column bd-highlight mb-3" style="height: 200px;">
      <div class="mb-auto p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
    </div>

    <div class="d-flex align-items-end flex-column bd-highlight mb-3" style="height: 200px;">
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
      <div class="p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
      <div class="mt-auto p-2 bd-highlight">Flex item</div>
    </div>

## Wrap

Change how flex items wrap in a flex container. Choose from no wrapping at all (the browser default) with `.flex-nowrap`, wrapping with `.flex-wrap`, or reverse wrapping with `.flex-wrap-reverse`.

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    <div class="d-flex flex-nowrap">
      ...
    </div>

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    <div class="d-flex flex-wrap">
      ...
    </div>

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    <div class="d-flex flex-wrap-reverse">
      ...
    </div>

Responsive variations also exist for `flex-wrap`.

- `.flex-nowrap`
- `.flex-wrap`
- `.flex-wrap-reverse`
- `.flex-sm-nowrap`
- `.flex-sm-wrap`
- `.flex-sm-wrap-reverse`
- `.flex-md-nowrap`
- `.flex-md-wrap`
- `.flex-md-wrap-reverse`
- `.flex-lg-nowrap`
- `.flex-lg-wrap`
- `.flex-lg-wrap-reverse`
- `.flex-xl-nowrap`
- `.flex-xl-wrap`
- `.flex-xl-wrap-reverse`

## Order

Change the visual order of specific flex items with a handful of `order` utilities. We only provide options for making an item first or last, as well as a reset to use the DOM order. As `order` takes any integer value (e.g., `5`), add custom CSS for any additional values needed.

First flex item
Second flex item
Third flex item

    <div class="d-flex flex-nowrap bd-highlight">
      <div class="order-3 p-2 bd-highlight">First flex item</div>
      <div class="order-2 p-2 bd-highlight">Second flex item</div>
      <div class="order-1 p-2 bd-highlight">Third flex item</div>
    </div>

Responsive variations also exist for `order`.

- `.order-0`
- `.order-1`
- `.order-2`
- `.order-3`
- `.order-4`
- `.order-5`
- `.order-6`
- `.order-7`
- `.order-8`
- `.order-9`
- `.order-10`
- `.order-11`
- `.order-12`
- `.order-sm-0`
- `.order-sm-1`
- `.order-sm-2`
- `.order-sm-3`
- `.order-sm-4`
- `.order-sm-5`
- `.order-sm-6`
- `.order-sm-7`
- `.order-sm-8`
- `.order-sm-9`
- `.order-sm-10`
- `.order-sm-11`
- `.order-sm-12`
- `.order-md-0`
- `.order-md-1`
- `.order-md-2`
- `.order-md-3`
- `.order-md-4`
- `.order-md-5`
- `.order-md-6`
- `.order-md-7`
- `.order-md-8`
- `.order-md-9`
- `.order-md-10`
- `.order-md-11`
- `.order-md-12`
- `.order-lg-0`
- `.order-lg-1`
- `.order-lg-2`
- `.order-lg-3`
- `.order-lg-4`
- `.order-lg-5`
- `.order-lg-6`
- `.order-lg-7`
- `.order-lg-8`
- `.order-lg-9`
- `.order-lg-10`
- `.order-lg-11`
- `.order-lg-12`
- `.order-xl-0`
- `.order-xl-1`
- `.order-xl-2`
- `.order-xl-3`
- `.order-xl-4`
- `.order-xl-5`
- `.order-xl-6`
- `.order-xl-7`
- `.order-xl-8`
- `.order-xl-9`
- `.order-xl-10`
- `.order-xl-11`
- `.order-xl-12`

## Align content

Use `align-content` utilities on flexbox containers to align flex items together on the cross axis. Choose from `start` (browser default), `end`, `center`, `between`, `around`, or `stretch`. To demonstrate these utilities, we’ve enforced `flex-wrap: wrap` and increased the number of flex items.

Heads up! This property has no effect on single rows of flex items.

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    <div class="d-flex align-content-start flex-wrap">
      ...
    </div>

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    <div class="d-flex align-content-end flex-wrap">...</div>

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    <div class="d-flex align-content-center flex-wrap">...</div>

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    <div class="d-flex align-content-between flex-wrap">...</div>

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    <div class="d-flex align-content-around flex-wrap">...</div>

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    <div class="d-flex align-content-stretch flex-wrap">...</div>

Responsive variations also exist for `align-content`.

- `.align-content-start`
- `.align-content-end`
- `.align-content-center`
- `.align-content-around`
- `.align-content-stretch`
- `.align-content-sm-start`
- `.align-content-sm-end`
- `.align-content-sm-center`
- `.align-content-sm-around`
- `.align-content-sm-stretch`
- `.align-content-md-start`
- `.align-content-md-end`
- `.align-content-md-center`
- `.align-content-md-around`
- `.align-content-md-stretch`
- `.align-content-lg-start`
- `.align-content-lg-end`
- `.align-content-lg-center`
- `.align-content-lg-around`
- `.align-content-lg-stretch`
- `.align-content-xl-start`
- `.align-content-xl-end`
- `.align-content-xl-center`
- `.align-content-xl-around`
- `.align-content-xl-stretch`