Image stretching in flexbox in Safari
Solution 1
It certainly appears to be a bug.
The default setting for the align-items
property is stretch
. Most major browsers handle this sensibly, stretching the image within the confines of the container.
For whatever reason, Safari stretches the image to its natural height, taking the container along for the ride.
flex-direction: row
To fix the problem, override the stretch
default value with flex-start
in the align-items
property.
.container {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.container section:first-child {
display: flex;
align-items: flex-start; /* new */
margin-bottom: 25px;
}
.container img {
width: 125px;
height: auto;
}
<div class="container">
<section>
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/60PVLis.png">
</section>
<section>
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/60PVLis.png">
</section>
</div>
jsFiddle demo
flex-direction: column
Switching the direction of the flex container to column
also fixes the problem. This works because align-items
now applies to width and you've defined a width on the image.
If you reverse the image dimensions from
.container img {
width: 125px;
height: auto;
}
to
.container img {
width: auto;
height: 125px;
}
... you'll have the same problem in Safari as in flex-direction: row
, and need align-items: flex-start
for the correction.
.container {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.container section:first-child {
display: flex;
/* align-items: flex-start; */
margin-bottom: 25px;
}
.container img {
width: auto;
height: 125px;
}
<div class="container">
<section>
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/60PVLis.png">
</section>
<section>
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/60PVLis.png">
</section>
</div>
jsFiddle demo
Solution 2
Adding height: intrinsic; works for me to fix the stretched height in safari. Add it to the image itself. Not the wrapper. You will still need height: auto for the other browsers.
Solution 3
See my demo for a working example, add flex-direction: column;
to fix this issue.
.container {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.container section:first-child {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
margin-bottom: 25px;
}
.container img {
width: 125px;
height: auto;
}
<div class="container">
<section>
<img src="https://via.placeholder.com/250">
</section>
<section>
<img src="https://via.placeholder.com/150">
</section>
</div>
Solution 4
For me neither of the solutions worked. I already had both flex-direction: column
and aligh-items: center
, although, in my case, I also had some other elements in the same flex container, alongside the image. Not sure if it had any impact.
What actually fixed the issue in my case was simply wrapping the image with a div:
<section>
<div>
<img src="https://via.placeholder.com/250">
</div>
</section>
Solution 5
if parent <img/>
tag has display:flex;
add align-items: center;
<div style="display:flex;align-items: center;">
<img "img.jpg"/>
</div>
Admin
Updated on July 05, 2022Comments
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Admin almost 2 years
This is only an issue in Safari and looks like a Safari bug to me. Here is a fiddle with a simplified version of the issue.
When an image is in a nested flexbox element with a width set and
height: auto
it is being stretched... the auto height is not working. Does something extra need to be added for this to work in Safari?.container { display: flex; flex-direction: column; } .container section:first-child { display: flex; margin-bottom: 25px; } .container img { width: 125px; height: auto; }
<div class="container"> <section> <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/250"> </section> <section> <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/150"> </section> </div>
I expect the height of the image to automatically be adjusted to maintain aspect ratio. This works in all browsers except Safari. In Safari the image is stretched and the auto height does not work.
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Admin over 4 yearsI noticed adding
flex-direction: column;
fixes the issue as well but to me this shouldn't be needed. Could you explain why this needed? Or is this just a workaround for a Safari bug? -
Admin over 4 yearsThanks for verifying and providing an explanation! Seems like Safari is quickly becoming the new IE.
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WebDragon about 4 yearsFor Bootstrap 4 you could add class="flex-column flex-md-row" to restore it to horizontal on devices larger than a phone, but still get the fix in for iphones..
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James Stone over 3 yearsThis helped me too, and it seems to be the least intrusive option.
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Xaver Fleer over 3 yearsDoes Safari track this issue? If yes, it would be great to add a link.
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Bryce over 3 yearsSame here, this one's the ticket!
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ADTC about 3 yearsThank you for this! Does applying
align-items: flex-start;
permanently without caring about theflex-direction
cause any problem if theflex-direction
changes? -
WildCat about 3 yearsSounds like the fix in WebKit has been merged in late 2020: bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=209983
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kjb almost 3 years@WildCat unfortunately this bug still persists as of 2021-05-21. Using
align-self: flex-start
is a nice way of getting around it. -
TheCat over 2 yearsWhoa, this is a very weird behavior. Good luck finding that on your own 😨 Thanks @Kerry Murphy
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minisaurus about 2 yearsThank you
align-items: flex-start;
worked for me :)