tailwindcss/docs/source/docs/flexbox-direction.blade.md

---
extends: _layouts.documentation
title: "Flex Direction"
description: "Utilities for controlling the direction of flex items."
features:
  responsive: true
  customizable: false
  hover: false
  focus: false
---

@include('_partials.class-table', [
  'rows' => [
    [
      '.flex-row',
      'flex-direction: row;',
      "Position flex items in the normal horizontal direction.",
    ],
    [
     '.flex-row-reverse',
     'flex-direction: row-reverse;',
     "Position flex items in the reverse horizontal direction.",
    ],
    [
      '.flex-col',
      'flex-direction: column;',
      "Position flex items vertically.",
    ],
    [
      '.flex-col-reverse',
      'flex-direction: column-reverse;',
      "Position flex items vertically in the reverse direction.",
    ],
  ]
])

### Row <span class="ml-2 font-semibold text-slate-light text-sm uppercase tracking-wide">Default</span>

Use `.flex-row` to position flex items horizontally in the same direction as text:

@component('_partials.code-sample')
<div class="flex flex-row bg-smoke-light">
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">1</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">2</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">3</div>
</div>
@endcomponent

### Row reversed

Use `.flex-row-reverse` to position flex items horizontally in the opposite direction:

@component('_partials.code-sample')
<div class="flex flex-row-reverse bg-smoke-light">
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">1</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">2</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">3</div>
</div>
@endcomponent

### Column

Use `.flex-col` to position flex items vertically:

@component('_partials.code-sample')
<div class="flex flex-col bg-smoke-light">
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">1</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">2</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">3</div>
</div>
@endcomponent

### Column reversed

Use `.flex-col-reverse` to position flex items vertically in the opposite direction:

@component('_partials.code-sample')
<div class="flex flex-col-reverse bg-smoke-light">
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">1</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">2</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">3</div>
</div>
@endcomponent

## Responsive

To apply a flex direction utility only at a specific breakpoint, add a `{screen}:` prefix to the existing class name. For example, adding the class `md:flex-row` to an element would apply the `flex-row` utility at medium screen sizes and above.

For more information about Tailwind's responsive design features, check out the [Responsive Design](/docs/responsive-design) documentation.

@component('_partials.responsive-code-sample')
@slot('none')
<div class="flex flex-row bg-smoke-light">
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">1</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">2</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">3</div>
</div>
@endslot
@slot('sm')
<div class="flex flex-col bg-smoke-light">
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">1</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">2</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">3</div>
</div>
@endslot
@slot('md')
<div class="flex flex-row-reverse bg-smoke-light">
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">1</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">2</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">3</div>
</div>
@endslot
@slot('lg')
<div class="flex flex-col-reverse bg-smoke-light">
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">1</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">2</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">3</div>
</div>
@endslot
@slot('xl')
<div class="flex flex-row bg-smoke-light">
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">1</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">2</div>
  <div class="text-slate text-center bg-smoke px-4 py-2 m-2">3</div>
</div>
@endslot
@slot('code')
<div class="none:flex-row sm:flex-col md:flex-row-reverse lg:flex-col-reverse xl:flex-row ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>
@endslot
@endcomponent

## Customizing

@include('_partials.variants-and-disabling', [
    'utility' => [
        'name' => 'flex-direction',
        'property' => 'flexbox',
    ],
    'variants' => [
        'responsive',
    ],
    'extraMessage' => 'Note that modifying the <code>flexbox</code> property will affect which variants are generated for <em>all</em> Flexbox utilities, not just the flex-direction utilities.'
])