CSS - change flex items order (flexbox order)

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Kenya-Spears

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In this article, we would like to show you how to change flex items order in CSS.

Quick solution:

.container {
  display: flex;
}

.item1 {
  order: 3;
}

.item2 {
  order: 1;
}

.item3 {
  order: 2;
}

Practical example

In this example, we use flexbox order property to change the order of flex items inside the container.

// ONLINE-RUNNER:browser;

<!doctype html>
<html>
  <head>
    <style>

      .container {
        background-color: #3085d6;
        height: 200px;
        width: 200px;
        border-radius: 10px;

        display: flex;		/*		<----- required			*/
      }

      .item1 {
        height: 50px;
        width: 50px;
        margin: 2px;
        background-color: rgb(255, 195, 83);
        border-radius: 5px;
        text-align: center;
        line-height: 50px;
        
        order: 3;	/*		<----- required			*/
      }

      .item2 {
        height: 50px;
        width: 50px;
        margin: 2px;
        background-color: rgb(146, 255, 83);
        border-radius: 5px;
        text-align: center;
        line-height: 50px;
        
        order: 1;	/*		<----- required			*/
      }

      .item3 {
        height: 50px;
        width: 50px;
        margin: 2px;
        background-color: rgb(221, 83, 255);
        border-radius: 5px;
        text-align: center;
        line-height: 50px;
        
        order: 2;	/*		<----- required			*/
      }

    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="container">
      <div class="item1">1</div>
      <div class="item2">2</div>
      <div class="item3">3</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>