How to use flexbox in Bootstrap
In Bootstrap we used flexbox by applying utilitiy classes to HTML elements. Bootstrap provides a wide range of flexbox utilities for managing the layout, alignment, and sizing of grid columns, navigation, components, and more.
To learn more read Flexbox Docs or watch the video tutorial.
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.
<div class="d-flex p-2">I'm a flexbox container!</div>
<div class="d-inline-flex p-2">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.d-xxl-flex.d-xxl-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.
<div class="d-flex flex-row mb-3">
<div class="p-2">Flex item 1</div>
<div class="p-2">Flex item 2</div>
<div class="p-2">Flex item 3</div>
</div>
<div class="d-flex flex-row-reverse">
<div class="p-2">Flex item 1</div>
<div class="p-2">Flex item 2</div>
<div class="p-2">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.
<div class="d-flex flex-column mb-3">
<div class="p-2">Flex item 1</div>
<div class="p-2">Flex item 2</div>
<div class="p-2">Flex item 3</div>
</div>
<div class="d-flex flex-column-reverse">
<div class="p-2">Flex item 1</div>
<div class="p-2">Flex item 2</div>
<div class="p-2">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.flex-xxl-row.flex-xxl-row-reverse.flex-xxl-column.flex-xxl-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, around, or
evenly.
<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>
<div class="d-flex justify-content-evenly">...</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-evenly.justify-content-sm-start.justify-content-sm-end.justify-content-sm-center.justify-content-sm-between.justify-content-sm-around.justify-content-sm-evenly.justify-content-md-start.justify-content-md-end.justify-content-md-center.justify-content-md-between.justify-content-md-around.justify-content-md-evenly.justify-content-lg-start.justify-content-lg-end.justify-content-lg-center.justify-content-lg-between.justify-content-lg-around.justify-content-lg-evenly.justify-content-xl-start.justify-content-xl-end.justify-content-xl-center.justify-content-xl-between.justify-content-xl-around.justify-content-xl-evenly.justify-content-xxl-start.justify-content-xxl-end.justify-content-xxl-center.justify-content-xxl-between.justify-content-xxl-around.justify-content-xxl-evenly
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).
<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-items-xxl-start.align-items-xxl-end.align-items-xxl-center.align-items-xxl-baseline.align-items-xxl-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).
<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.align-self-xxl-start.align-self-xxl-end.align-self-xxl-center.align-self-xxl-baseline.align-self-xxl-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.
<div class="d-flex">
<div class="p-2 flex-fill">Flex item with a lot of content</div>
<div class="p-2 flex-fill">Flex item</div>
<div class="p-2 flex-fill">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.flex-xxl-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.
<div class="d-flex">
<div class="p-2 flex-grow-1">Flex item</div>
<div class="p-2">Flex item</div>
<div class="p-2">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.
<div class="d-flex">
<div class="p-2 w-100">Flex item</div>
<div class="p-2 flex-shrink-1">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.flex-xxl-{grow|shrink}-0.flex-xxl-{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 (.me-auto), and pushing two items to the
left (.ms-auto).
<div class="d-flex mb-3">
<div class="p-2">Flex item</div>
<div class="p-2">Flex item</div>
<div class="p-2">Flex item</div>
</div>
<div class="d-flex mb-3">
<div class="me-auto p-2">Flex item</div>
<div class="p-2">Flex item</div>
<div class="p-2">Flex item</div>
</div>
<div class="d-flex mb-3">
<div class="p-2">Flex item</div>
<div class="p-2">Flex item</div>
<div class="ms-auto p-2">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.
<div
class="d-flex align-items-start flex-column mb-3"
style="height: 200px;"
>
<div class="mb-auto p-2">Flex item</div>
<div class="p-2">Flex item</div>
<div class="p-2">Flex item</div>
</div>
<div
class="d-flex align-items-end flex-column mb-3"
style="height: 200px;"
>
<div class="p-2">Flex item</div>
<div class="p-2">Flex item</div>
<div class="mt-auto p-2">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.
<div class="d-flex flex-nowrap">
...
</div>
<div class="d-flex flex-wrap">
...
</div>
<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.flex-xxl-nowrap.flex-xxl-wrap.flex-xxl-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 from 0 to
5, add custom CSS for any additional values needed.
<div class="d-flex flex-nowrap">
<div class="order-3 p-2">First flex item</div>
<div class="order-2 p-2">Second flex item</div>
<div class="order-1 p-2">Third flex item</div>
</div>
Responsive variations also exist for order.
.order-0.order-1.order-2.order-3.order-4.order-5.order-sm-0.order-sm-1.order-sm-2.order-sm-3.order-sm-4.order-sm-5.order-md-0.order-md-1.order-md-2.order-md-3.order-md-4.order-md-5.order-lg-0.order-lg-1.order-lg-2.order-lg-3.order-lg-4.order-lg-5.order-xl-0.order-xl-1.order-xl-2.order-xl-3.order-xl-4.order-xl-5.order-xxl-0.order-xxl-1.order-xxl-2.order-xxl-3.order-xxl-4.order-xxl-5
Additionally there are also responsive .order-first and
.order-last classes that change the order of an element by applying
order: -1 and order: 6, respectively.
.order-first.order-last.order-sm-first.order-sm-last.order-md-first.order-md-last.order-lg-first.order-lg-last.order-xl-first.order-xl-last.order-xxl-first.order-xxl-last
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.
<div class="d-flex align-content-start flex-wrap">
...
</div>
<div class="d-flex align-content-end flex-wrap">...</div>
<div class="d-flex align-content-between flex-wrap">...</div>
<div class="d-flex align-content-between flex-wrap">...</div>
<div class="d-flex align-content-around flex-wrap">...</div>
<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.align-content-xxl-start.align-content-xxl-end.align-content-xxl-center.align-content-xxl-around.align-content-xxl-stretch