flex-shrink
Utilities for controlling how flex items shrink.
| Class | Styles |
|---|---|
shrink | |
flex-shrink: 1; |
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| shrink-<number> |
flex-shrink: <number>;
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| shrink-[<value>] |
flex-shrink: <value>;
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| shrink-(<custom-property>) |
flex-shrink: var(<custom-property>);
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Use shrink to allow a flex item to shrink if needed:
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<div class="flex ..."> <div class="h-14 w-14 flex-none ...">01</div> <div class="h-14 w-64 shrink ...">02</div> <div class="h-14 w-14 flex-none ...">03</div></div>
Use shrink-0 to prevent a flex item from shrinking:
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<div class="flex ..."> <div class="h-16 flex-1 ...">01</div> <div class="h-16 w-32 shrink-0 ...">02</div> <div class="h-16 flex-1 ...">03</div></div>
Use the shrink-[<value>] syntax to set the flex shrink factor based on a completely custom value:
<div class="shrink-[calc(100vw-var(--sidebar))] ..."> <!-- ... --></div>
For CSS variables, you can also use the shrink-(<custom-property>) syntax:
<div class="shrink-(--my-shrink) ..."> <!-- ... --></div>
This is just a shorthand for shrink-[var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.
Prefix a flex-shrink utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:
<div class="shrink md:shrink-0 ..."> <!-- ... --></div>
Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.
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