File: flex-direction.md | Updated: 11/15/2025
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Flexbox & Grid
Utilities for controlling the direction of flex items.
| Class | Styles |
| --- | --- |
| flex-row | flex-direction: row; |
| flex-row-reverse | flex-direction: row-reverse; |
| flex-col | flex-direction: column; |
| flex-col-reverse | flex-direction: column-reverse; |
Use flex-row to position flex items horizontally in the same direction as text:
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<div class="flex flex-row ..."> <div>01</div> <div>02</div> <div>03</div></div>
Use flex-row-reverse to position flex items horizontally in the opposite direction:
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<div class="flex flex-row-reverse ..."> <div>01</div> <div>02</div> <div>03</div></div>
Use flex-col to position flex items vertically:
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<div class="flex flex-col ..."> <div>01</div> <div>02</div> <div>03</div></div>
Use flex-col-reverse to position flex items vertically in the opposite direction:
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<div class="flex flex-col-reverse ..."> <div>01</div> <div>02</div> <div>03</div></div>
Prefix a flex-direction utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:
<div class="flex flex-col md:flex-row ..."> <!-- ... --></div>
Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation .
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