↕️ Flex direction
The flex-direction
utility lets you control the direction in which flex items are placed inside a flex container.
It supports both static and responsive variants generated through mixins and loops.
🧱 Naming convention
Section titled “🧱 Naming convention”All classes follow this structure:
.u--flex-direction-{value}.u--flex-direction-{breakpoint}-{value}
✅ When to use
Section titled “✅ When to use”Use this utility when:
- You’re using
display: flex
and need to control the direction of child elements - You want to toggle between
row
,column
, orreverse
directions - You need responsive direction changes without writing custom styles
🧪 Responsive usage
Section titled “🧪 Responsive usage”This utility supports responsive variants, using breakpoint prefixes like:
desktop
, laptop
, tabletl
, tabletm
, tablets
, mobile
.
✅ How to use
Section titled “✅ How to use”You can apply them directly in HTML:
<div class="u--display-flex u--flex-direction-column u--flex-direction-tabletl-row"> <div>Item A</div> <div>Item B</div></div>
Or extend them in SCSS if you have a custom class:
.c--card-a { @extend .u--display-flex; @extend .u--flex-direction-column; @extend .u--flex-direction-tabletl-row;}