Can I order my CSS columns horizontally instead of vertically?

Answer 1

Is even easier:

.inner:nth-child(4n+1) {
    clear: left;
}

.inner {
    float: left;
    margin: 5px;
}

    
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You can apply float: left and clear float: left every 4n+1 elements.

Ref:

:nth-child