Stack

The Stack component manages layout of immediate children along the vertical or horizontal axis with optional spacing and/or dividers between each child.

Usage

Stack is concerned with one-dimensional layouts, while Grid handles two-dimensional layouts. The default direction is column which stacks children vertically.

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<Stack spacing={2}>
  <Item>Item 1</Item>
  <Item>Item 2</Item>
  <Item>Item 3</Item>
</Stack>

<Stack spacing={2}>
  <Item>Item 1</Item>
  <Item>Item 2</Item>
  <Item>Item 3</Item>
</Stack>

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To control space between children, use the spacing prop. The spacing value can be any number, including decimals and any string. The prop is converted into a CSS property using the theme.spacing() helper.

Direction

By default, Stack arranges items vertically in a column. However, the direction prop can be used to position items horizontally in a row as well.

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<Stack direction="row" spacing={2}>
  <Item>Item 1</Item>
  <Item>Item 2</Item>
  <Item>Item 3</Item>
</Stack>

<Stack direction="row" spacing={2}>
  <Item>Item 1</Item>
  <Item>Item 2</Item>
  <Item>Item 3</Item>
</Stack>

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Dividers

Use the divider prop to insert an element between each child. This works particularly well with the Divider component.

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<Stack
  direction="row"
  divider={<Divider orientation="vertical" flexItem />}
  spacing={2}
>
  <Item>Item 1</Item>
  <Item>Item 2</Item>
  <Item>Item 3</Item>
</Stack>

<Stack
  direction="row"
  divider={<Divider orientation="vertical" flexItem />}
  spacing={2}
>
  <Item>Item 1</Item>
  <Item>Item 2</Item>
  <Item>Item 3</Item>
</Stack>

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Responsive values

You can switch the direction or spacing values based on the active breakpoint.

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<Stack
  direction={{ xs: 'column', sm: 'row' }}
  spacing={{ xs: 1, sm: 2, md: 4 }}
>
  <Item>Item 1</Item>
  <Item>Item 2</Item>
  <Item>Item 3</Item>
</Stack>

<Stack
  direction={{ xs: 'column', sm: 'row' }}
  spacing={{ xs: 1, sm: 2, md: 4 }}
>
  <Item>Item 1</Item>
  <Item>Item 2</Item>
  <Item>Item 3</Item>
</Stack>

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Interactive

Below is an interactive demo that lets you explore the visual results of the different settings:

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<Stack
  direction="row"
  justifyContent="center"
  alignItems="center"
  spacing={2}
>

System props

As a CSS utility component, the Stack supports all system properties. You can use them as props directly on the component. For instance, a margin-top:

<Stack mt={2}>

Flexbox gap

To use flexbox gap for the spacing implementation, set useFlexGap prop to true.

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Long content

<Item>Item 1</Item>
<Item>Item 2</Item>
<Item>Long content</Item>

<Item>Item 1</Item>
<Item>Item 2</Item>
<Item>Long content</Item>

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API

See the documentation below for a complete reference to all of the props and classes available to the components mentioned here.

<Stack />