flex-shrink
Baseline: Widely supported
Baseline is determined by this web feature being supported on the current and the previous major versions of major browsers.
The flex-shrink
CSS property sets the flex shrink factor of a flex item. If the size of all flex items is larger than the flex container, items shrink to fit according to flex-shrink
.
In use, flex-shrink
is used alongside the other flex properties flex-grow
and flex-basis
, and normally defined using the flex
shorthand.
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Syntax
css
/* <number> values */
flex-shrink: 2;
flex-shrink: 0.6;
/* Global values */
flex-shrink: inherit;
flex-shrink: initial;
flex-shrink: revert;
flex-shrink: revert-layer;
flex-shrink: unset;
The flex-shrink
property is specified as a single <number>
.
Values
<number>
-
See
<number>
. Negative values are invalid. Defaults to 1.
Formal definition
Initial value | 1 |
---|---|
Applies to | flex items, including in-flow pseudo-elements |
Inherited | no |
Computed value | as specified |
Animation type | a number |
Formal syntax
flex-shrink =
<number [0,∞]>
Examples
Setting flex item shrink factor
HTML
html
<p>The width of content is 500px; the flex-basis of the flex items is 120px.</p>
<p>A, B, C have flex-shrink:1 set. D and E have flex-shrink:2 set</p>
<p>The width of D and E is less than the others.</p>
<div id="content">
<div class="box" style="background-color:red;">A</div>
<div class="box" style="background-color:lightblue;">B</div>
<div class="box" style="background-color:yellow;">C</div>
<div class="box1" style="background-color:brown;">D</div>
<div class="box1" style="background-color:lightgreen;">E</div>
</div>
CSS
css
#content {
display: flex;
width: 500px;
}
#content div {
flex-basis: 120px;
border: 3px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}
.box {
flex-shrink: 1;
}
.box1 {
flex-shrink: 2;
}
Result
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Flexible Box Layout Module Level 1 # flex-shrink-property |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- CSS Flexbox Guide: Basic Concepts of Flexbox
- CSS Flexbox Guide: Controlling Ratios of flex items along the main axis