CSS wrap "up" so first line is shortest? - css

Question

I want to show a list of tags at the bottom of the screen and if they don't all fit, I want it to wrap so that it's the first line that is the shortest - not the last line.
Once the bottom line is full, I would prefer if the next item added would be what would then appear above instead of below. But if it's easier to make the first item move up that would be ok too.
This example should make it clear:
div {
position: fixed;
bottom: 0%;
right: 0%;
line-height: 1.4;
text-align: right;
}
span {
border-radius: 5px;
padding: 1px 3px;
font-family: sans-serif;
color: white;
background-color: #7B68EE;
}
<div>
<span>Apple</span>
<span>Orange</span>
<span>Banana</span>
<span>Pear</span>
<span>Apricot</span>
<span>Cranberry</span>
<span>Blackcurrant</span>
<span>Raspberry</span>
<span>Strawberry</span>
<span>Plum</span>
<span>Tomato</span>
<span>Lemon</span>
<span>Lime</span>
<span>Coconut</span>
</div>

Answer 1

This can be achieved by adding flexbox styles to the parent container like so:
div {
position: fixed;
bottom: 0%;
right: 0%;
line-height: 1.4;
text-align: right;
/* flexbox styles */
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap-reverse;
justify-content: flex-end;
}
span {
border-radius: 5px;
padding: 1px 3px;
font-family: sans-serif;
color: white;
background-color: #7B68EE;
/* margin to separate tags */
margin: 0.1em;
}
<div>
<span>Apple</span>
<span>Orange</span>
<span>Banana</span>
<span>Pear</span>
<span>Apricot</span>
<span>Cranberry</span>
<span>Blackcurrant</span>
<span>Raspberry</span>
<span>Strawberry</span>
<span>Plum</span>
<span>Tomato</span>
<span>Lemon</span>
<span>Lime</span>
<span>Coconut</span>
</div>

Answer 2

Try using display:flex, also use flex-wrap:wrap-reverse in order to wrap the elements the way you want.
div {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap-reverse;
position: fixed;
bottom: 0%;
right: 0%;
line-height: 1.4;
text-align: right;
}
span {
border-radius: 5px;
padding: 1px 3px;
font-family: sans-serif;
color: white;
background-color: #7B68EE;
}

Answer 3

Using flex property to align like this,
div {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap-reverse; // reverse the wrapping
flex-direction: row-reverse; // reverse the row
}
also add some margin to span
span{
margin:3px;
}
flex-wrap - The flex-wrap CSS property sets whether flex items are forced onto one line or can wrap onto multiple lines. If wrapping is allowed, it sets the direction that lines are stacked.
flex-direction: row-reverse - Work in a left-to-right language such as English. If you are working in a right-to-left language like Arabic then row would start on the right, row-reverse on the left.
Result:-
LIVE DEMO
div {
position: fixed;
bottom: 0%;
right: 0%;
line-height: 1.4;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap-reverse;
flex-direction: row-reverse;
}
span {
border-radius: 5px;
padding: 1px 3px;
font-family: sans-serif;
color: white;
background-color: #7B68EE;
margin:3px;
}
<div>
<span>Apple</span>
<span>Orange</span>
<span>Banana</span>
<span>Pear</span>
<span>Apricot</span>
<span>Cranberry</span>
<span>Blackcurrant</span>
<span>Raspberry</span>
<span>Strawberry</span>
<span>Plum</span>
<span>Tomato</span>
<span>Lemon</span>
<span>Lime</span>
<span>Coconut</span>
</div>