flex-shrink

Utilities for controlling how flex items shrink.

Quick reference

Class	Styles
shrink	flex-shrink: 1;
shrink-<number>	flex-shrink: <number>;
shrink-[<value>]	flex-shrink: <value>;
shrink-(<custom-property>)	flex-shrink: var(<custom-property>);

Source: https://tailwindcss.com/guide/flex-shrink

Examples

Allowing flex items to shrink

Use shrink to allow a flex item to shrink if needed:

<!-- [!code classes:shrink] -->
<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>

Preventing items from shrinking

Use shrink-0 to prevent a flex item from shrinking:

<!-- [!code classes:shrink-0] -->
<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>

Using a custom value

Use the shrink-[<value>] syntax to set the flex shrink based on a completely custom value:

<div class="shrink-[calc(100vw-var(--sidebar))] ...">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...</div>

For CSS variables, you can also use the shrink-(<custom-property>) syntax:

<div class="shrink-(--my-shrink) ...">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...</div>

This is just a shorthand for shrink-[var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.

Responsive design

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 ...">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...</div>

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.