Responsive grid of hexagons

Question

I loaded in multiple images on my website from the internet. Is it possible to give all those images an hexagon shape in a responsive grid?

Answer 1

Here is the demo and the repositery for the responsive grid of hexagons. The code here isn't maintained. It was moved to github and improved so comments, issue reporting and contributions should be made there.

This technique uses :

• the <img> tag
• an unordered list : each hexagon is contained in a <li> tag and an <a> tag
• transform rotate and skew to make the hexagon shapes
• overflow:hidden;
• nth-child() to space the hexagons in a regular pattern

And more to create the hexagon grid with the <img> tag.

Hexagon grid features :

• The grid is responsive as it relies on percent widths. The hexagons maintain their aspect ratio with the padding-bottom technique and the images resize to fit the hexagon shape.
• A hover effect over the hexagons : a text slides in with a transparent overlay over the image.
• Each hexagon maintains its boundaries : the hover effect (or click event) for each hexagon only triggered inside the actual shape.

Full code

The following snippet isn't the latest version of the grid. The GitHub repo is maintained and up to date. Issues and contributions can be made there.

* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

body {
    font-family: 'Open Sans', arial, sans-serif;
    background: rgb(123, 158, 158);
}

#hexGrid {
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 90%;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding:0.707% 0;
}

#hexGrid:after {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    clear: both;
}

.hex {
    position: relative;
    list-style-type: none;
    float: left;
    overflow: hidden;
    visibility: hidden;
    -webkit-transform: rotate(-60deg) skewY(30deg);
        -ms-transform: rotate(-60deg) skewY(30deg);
            transform: rotate(-60deg) skewY(30deg);
}

.hex * {
    position: absolute;
    visibility: visible;
}

.hexIn {
    display:block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    color: #fff;
    overflow: hidden;
    -webkit-transform: skewY(-30deg) rotate(60deg);
        -ms-transform: skewY(-30deg) rotate(60deg);
            transform: skewY(-30deg) rotate(60deg);
    -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
            backface-visibility: hidden;
}


/* HEX CONTENT */

.hex img {
    left: -100%;
    right: -100%;
    width: auto;
    height: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.hex h1, .hex p {
    width: 90%;
    padding: 0 5%;
    background-color: #008080;
    background-color: rgba(0, 128, 128, 0.8);
    font-family: 'Raleway', sans-serif;
    -webkit-transition: top .2s ease-out, bottom .2s ease-out, .2s padding .2s ease-out;
            transition: top .2s ease-out, bottom .2s ease-out, .2s padding .2s ease-out;
}

.hex h1 {
    bottom: 110%;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: normal;
    font-size: 1.5em;
    padding-top: 100%;
    padding-bottom: 100%;
}

.hex h1:after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -1px;
    left: 45%;
    width: 10%;
    text-align: center;
    z-index: 1;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #fff;
}

.hex p {
    padding-top: 50%;
    top: 110%;
    padding-bottom: 50%;
}


/* HOVER EFFECT  */

.hexIn:hover h1 {
    bottom: 50%;
    padding-bottom: 10%;
}

.hexIn:hover p {
    top: 50%;
    padding-top: 10%;
}

/* SPACING AND SIZING */

@media (min-width:1201px) {
    .hex {
        width: 19.2%; /* = (100-4) / 5 */
        padding-bottom: 22.170%; /* =  width / sin(60deg) */
    }
    .hex:nth-child(9n+6),
    .hex:nth-child(9n+7),
    .hex:nth-child(9n+8),
    .hex:nth-child(9n+9) {
        margin-top: -4.676%;
        margin-bottom: -4.676%;
        -webkit-transform: translateX(50%) rotate(-60deg) skewY(30deg);
            -ms-transform: translateX(50%) rotate(-60deg) skewY(30deg);
                transform: translateX(50%) rotate(-60deg) skewY(30deg);
    }
    .hex:nth-child(9n+6):last-child,
    .hex:nth-child(9n+7):last-child,
    .hex:nth-child(9n+8):last-child,
    .hex:nth-child(9n+9):last-child {
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }
    .hex:nth-child(9n+6) {
        margin-left: 0.5%;
        clear: left;
    }
    .hex:nth-child(9n+10) {
        clear: left;
    }
    .hex:nth-child(9n+2),
    .hex:nth-child(9n+ 7) {
        margin-left: 1%;
        margin-right: 1%;
    }
    .hex:nth-child(9n+3),
    .hex:nth-child(9n+4),
    .hex:nth-child(9n+8) {
        margin-right: 1%;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 1200px) and (min-width:901px) {
    .hex {
        width: 24.25%; /* = (100-3) / 4 */
        padding-bottom: 28.001%; /* =  width / sin(60deg) */
    }
    .hex:nth-child(7n+5),
    .hex:nth-child(7n+6),
    .hex:nth-child(7n+7) {
        margin-top: -6.134%;
        margin-bottom: -6.134%;
        -webkit-transform: translateX(50%) rotate(-60deg) skewY(30deg);
            -ms-transform: translateX(50%) rotate(-60deg) skewY(30deg);
                transform: translateX(50%) rotate(-60deg) skewY(30deg);
    }
    .hex:nth-child(7n+5):last-child,
    .hex:nth-child(7n+6):last-child,
    .hex:nth-child(7n+7):last-child {
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }
    .hex:nth-child(7n+2),
    .hex:nth-child(7n+6) {
        margin-left: 1%;
        margin-right: 1%;
    }
    .hex:nth-child(7n+3) {
        margin-right: 1%;
    }
    .hex:nth-child(7n+8) {
        clear: left;
    }
    .hex:nth-child(7n+5) {
        clear: left;
        margin-left: 0.5%;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) and (min-width:601px) {
    .hex {
        width: 32.666%; /* = (100-2) / 3 */
        padding-bottom: 37.720%; /* =  width / sin(60) */
    }
    .hex:nth-child(5n+4),
    .hex:nth-child(5n+5) {
        margin-top: -8.564%;
        margin-bottom: -8.564%;
        -webkit-transform: translateX(50%) rotate(-60deg) skewY(30deg);
            -ms-transform: translateX(50%) rotate(-60deg) skewY(30deg);
                transform: translateX(50%) rotate(-60deg) skewY(30deg);
    }
    .hex:nth-child(5n+4):last-child,
    .hex:nth-child(5n+5):last-child {
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }
    .hex:nth-child(5n+4) {
        margin-right: 1%;
        margin-left: 0.5%;
    }
    .hex:nth-child(5n+2) {
        margin-left: 1%;
        margin-right: 1%;
    }
    .hex:nth-child(5n+6) {
        clear: left;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .hex {
        width: 49.5%; /* = (100-1) / 2 */
        padding-bottom: 57.158%; /* =  width / sin(60) */
    }
    .hex:nth-child(3n+3) {
        margin-top: -13.423%;
        margin-bottom: -13.423%;
        -webkit-transform: translateX(50%) rotate(-60deg) skewY(30deg);
            -ms-transform: translateX(50%) rotate(-60deg) skewY(30deg);
                transform: translateX(50%) rotate(-60deg) skewY(30deg);
    }
    .hex:nth-child(3n+3):last-child {
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }
    .hex:nth-child(3n+3) {
        margin-left: 0.5%;
    }
    .hex:nth-child(3n+2) {
        margin-left: 1%;
    }
    .hex:nth-child(3n+4) {
        clear: left;
    }
}

<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400italic,700italic,800italic,400,700,800' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Raleway:400,700,300,200,100,900' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>

<ul id="hexGrid">
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8461/8048823381_0fbc2d8efb.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4144/5053682635_b348b24698.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2827/10384422264_d9c7299146.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6217/6216951796_e50778255c.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6083/6055581292_d94c2d90e3.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2827/10384422264_d9c7299146.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/6895047173_d4b1a0d798.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3766/12953056854_b8cdf14f21.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6139/5986939269_10721b8017.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3165/5733278274_2626612c70.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6822904141_50277565c3.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3771/13199704015_72aa535bd7.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6083/6055581292_d94c2d90e3.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/6895047173_d4b1a0d798.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2878/10944255073_973d2cd25c.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8461/8048823381_0fbc2d8efb.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4144/5053682635_b348b24698.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2827/10384422264_d9c7299146.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6217/6216951796_e50778255c.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6083/6055581292_d94c2d90e3.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2827/10384422264_d9c7299146.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/6895047173_d4b1a0d798.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3766/12953056854_b8cdf14f21.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2878/10944255073_973d2cd25c.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8461/8048823381_0fbc2d8efb.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4144/5053682635_b348b24698.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2827/10384422264_d9c7299146.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6217/6216951796_e50778255c.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6083/6055581292_d94c2d90e3.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2827/10384422264_d9c7299146.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/6895047173_d4b1a0d798.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3766/12953056854_b8cdf14f21.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6139/5986939269_10721b8017.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3165/5733278274_2626612c70.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6822904141_50277565c3.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3771/13199704015_72aa535bd7.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6083/6055581292_d94c2d90e3.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/6895047173_d4b1a0d798.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6139/5986939269_10721b8017.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3165/5733278274_2626612c70.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6822904141_50277565c3.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3771/13199704015_72aa535bd7.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6083/6055581292_d94c2d90e3.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="hex">
    <a class="hexIn" href="#">
      <img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/6895047173_d4b1a0d798.jpg" alt="" />
      <h1>This is a title</h1>
      <p>Some sample text about the article this hexagon leads to</p>
    </a>
  </li>
</ul>

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Changing the number of hexagons per row

The grid adapts the number of hexagons per row according to the viewport width from 5 on screens wider than 1200px to 2 on screens narrower than 600px.

If you don't need the media queries but just want to change the number of hexagons per row, you can keep the CSS from the corresponding media query and remove the unneeded ones.

For more customization, see sizing and spacing of hexagons.

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Demos

For a list of all the demos, see this codepen collection: Responsive grids of hexagons with different numbers of hexagons per row, centering options and more...

Here is the original codepen demo with the .pusher element to make an irregular grid of hexagons. The .pusher element is used to make the "holes" in the grid with empty hexagons.

Answer 2

TRY THIS FIDDLE

http://jsfiddle.net/ku860uoh/

<div class="hex one">
       <div class="images1">
          <div class="images2"></div>
       </div>
    </div>

    <div class="hex two">
       <div class="images1">
          <div class="images2"></div>
       </div>
    </div>

CSS

BODY {
    background: url(http://placekitten.com/600/600);
}
.hex {
    overflow: hidden;
    visibility: hidden;
    -webkit-transform: rotate(120deg);
    -moz-transform: rotate(120deg);
    -ms-transform: rotate(120deg);
    -o-transform: rotate(120deg);
    transform: rotate(120deg);
    cursor: pointer;
    }
.images1{
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    -webkit-transform: rotate(-60deg);
       -moz-transform: rotate(-60deg);
        -ms-transform: rotate(-60deg);
         -o-transform: rotate(-60deg);
            transform: rotate(-60deg);
    }
.images2{
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: 50%;
    background-image: url(http://placekitten.com/238/240);
    visibility: visible;
    -webkit-transform: rotate(-60deg);
       -moz-transform: rotate(-60deg);
        -ms-transform: rotate(-60deg);
         -o-transform: rotate(-60deg);
            transform: rotate(-60deg);
    }
.images2:hover {
    background-image: url(http://placekitten.com/440/242);
    }

.one {
    width: 400px;
    height: 200px;
    margin: 0 0 0 -80px;
    }
.two {
    width: 200px;
    height: 400px;
    margin: -80px 0 0 20px;
    }

Answer 3

You can create an image with transparent hexagon shape and superimpose it over injected image.

HTML:

<div class="hexagon">
    <!-- get the image -->
    <img src="injected.jpg" />

    <!-- apply hexagon shape to it -->
    <img src="transparentHex.png" />    
</div>

CSS:

.hexagon {
    position: relative;
}

.hexagon > img {
    position: absolute;
}

Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/dr6Hp/3/

Answer 4

Check out this responsive hexagonal grid that is implemented with AngularJS.

HTML

<div class="wrapper">

  <section class="hex-grid">

    <div
      ng-repeat="item in app.items"
      class="grid-item repeat-animation">

      <div class="inner">
        <div
          class="inner-inner"
          ng-style="{ 'background-image': 'url({{ item.imgSrc }})' }">

          <a
            href=""
            class="grid-info">

            <div class ="inner-text">
              <div class="inner-text-inner">

                <h2>{{ item.name }}</h2>
                <p>{{item.desc }}</p>

              </div><!-- /.inner-text-inner -->
            </div><!-- /.inner-text -->
          </a><!-- /.grid-info -->
        </div><!-- /.inner-inner -->
      </div><!-- /.inner -->
    </div><!-- /.grid-item -->
  </section><!-- /.hex-grid -->

</div><!-- /.wrapper -->

CSS: The hexagonal grid

.hex-grid {
  position: relative;
  width: 80%;
  left: 10%;
  padding-top: 120px;
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .hex-grid {
    width: 100%;
    left: 0;
  }
}
.hex-grid .grid-item {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  float: left;
  overflow: hidden;
  visibility: hidden;
  -webkit-transform: rotate(120deg);
  -ms-transform: rotate(120deg);
  transform: rotate(120deg);
  cursor: pointer;
}
@media (max-width: 633px) {
  .hex-grid .grid-item {
    width: 222%;
    margin: 0 -61%;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
}
@media (min-width: 634px) and (max-width: 1022px) {
  .hex-grid .grid-item {
    width: 133%;
    margin: 0 -42%;
    margin-bottom: -25%;
  }
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(2),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(4),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(6),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(8),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(10),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(12),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(14),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(16),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(18),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(20),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(22),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(24),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(26),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(28),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(30) {
    margin-top: 28%;
  }
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(3),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(5),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(7),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(9),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(11),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(13),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(15),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(17),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(19),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(21),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(23),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(25),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(27),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(29) {
    clear: left;
  }
}
@media (min-width: 1023px) and (max-width: 1599px) {
  .hex-grid .grid-item {
    width: 91.6%;
    margin: 0 -29.2%;
    margin-bottom: -17.5%;
  }
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(2),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(5),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(8),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(11),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(14),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(17),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(20),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(23),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(26),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(29) {
    margin-top: 19%;
  }
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(4),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(7),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(10),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(13),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(16),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(19),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(22),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(25),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(28) {
    clear: left;
  }
}
@media (min-width: 1600px) {
  .hex-grid .grid-item {
    width: 66.7%;
    margin: 0 -20.9%;
    margin-bottom: -12.5%;
  }
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(2),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(4),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(6),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(8),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(10),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(12),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(14),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(16),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(18),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(20),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(22),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(24),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(26),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(28),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(30) {
    margin-top: 14%;
  }
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(5),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(9),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(13),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(17),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(21),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(25),
  .hex-grid .grid-item:nth-child(29) {
    clear: left;
  }
}
.hex-grid .grid-item .inner {
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  -webkit-transform: rotate(-60deg);
  -ms-transform: rotate(-60deg);
  transform: rotate(-60deg);
}
.hex-grid .grid-item .inner .inner-inner {
  -webkit-transform-style: preserve-3d;
  /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  visibility: visible;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 100%;
  padding-bottom: 40%;
  -webkit-transform: rotate(-60deg);
  -ms-transform: rotate(-60deg);
  transform: rotate(-60deg);
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: 50%;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.35s ease-out;
  transition: all 0.35s ease-out;
  background-position: 50%;
}
@media (min-width: 1100px) {
  .hex-grid .grid-item .inner .inner-inner {
    padding-bottom: 40%;
  }
}
.hex-grid .grid-item .inner .inner-inner:hover {
  background-size: 60%;
}
.hex-grid .grid-item .inner .inner-inner .grid-info {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 10%;
  background: #ffffff;
  color: #000000;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-align: center;
  z-index: 2;
  opacity: 0;
  filter: alpha(opacity=0);
  -webkit-transition: all 0.35s;
  transition: all 0.35s;
}
.hex-grid .grid-item .inner .inner-inner .grid-info:hover {
  opacity: 1;
  filter: alpha(opacity=100);
}
.hex-grid .grid-item .inner .inner-inner .grid-info .inner-text {
  display: table;
  position: relative;
  height: 100%;
  width: 46%;
  left: 27%;
}
.hex-grid .grid-item .inner .inner-inner .grid-info .inner-text .inner-text-inner {
  display: table-cell;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
.hex-grid .grid-item .inner .inner-inner {
  -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
}

CSS: The animation

.repeat-animation.ng-enter-stagger,
.repeat-animation.ng-leave-stagger,
.repeat-animation.ng-move-stagger {
  /* 100ms will be applied between each sucessive enter operation */
     -moz-transition-delay: 0.1s !important;
  -webkit-transition-delay: 0.1s !important;
          transition-delay: 0.1s !important;

  /* this is here to avoid accidental CSS inheritance */
  -webkit-transition-duration: 0 !important;
          transition-duration: 0 !important;
}

.repeat-animation.ng-enter,
.repeat-animation.ng-leave,
.repeat-animation.ng-move {
     -moz-transition: 0.2s ease-in-out all;
  -webkit-transition: 0.2s ease-in-out all;
          transition: 0.2s ease-in-out all;
}

.repeat-animation.ng-leave.ng-leave-active,
.repeat-animation.ng-enter,
.repeat-animation.ng-move {
     -moz-transition: 0.2s ease-in-out all;
  -webkit-transition: 0.2s ease-in-out all;
          transition: 0.2s ease-in-out all;

  opacity:0;
}

.repeat-animation.ng-leave,
.repeat-animation.ng-move.ng-move-active,
.repeat-animation.ng-enter.ng-enter-active {
  opacity:1;
}

AngularJS

'use strict';
(function() {
  /**
   * Declares the app module.
   */
  angular
    .module( 'app', [ 'ngAnimate' ] );

//...

Original: http://rachidmrad.com/

All the credit goes to Mr. Rachid Mrad, he is an awesome web designer.

https://github.com/mnishiguchi/hexagonal_grid

Answer 5

Demo

HTML:

<div class="hexagon">
  <div class="contents"></div>
</div>

SASS (with Compass):

$width: 400px;
$fillColor: #CCC;
$height: $width*sin(60deg);
.hexagon {
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  width: $width;
}
.hexagon:before, .hexagon:after {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  width: 50%;
  border: 0 solid transparent;
}
.hexagon:before {
  border-bottom-color: $fillColor;
  border-width: 0 $width/4 $height/2;
}
.hexagon:after {
  border-top-color: $fillColor;
  border-width: $height/2 $width/4 0;
}
.hexagon > .contents {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; bottom: 0;
  left: 25%; right: 25%; 
}

Then, if you want to place an image in the hexagon, inside .contents use

<img id="myimg" src="foo" />

and, for example, style it like this:

#myimg {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; bottom: 0;
  left: 0; right: 0; 
  margin: auto;
  width: 50%;
}

Answer 6

you can use vertical-padding in % + pseudo element to draw a square to begin with.

Then , use a second element to draw a mask.

DEMO

HTML

        <div class="hex">
          <img src="image100x120">
        </div>

CSS

<!--language:css-->

.hex  {
  position:relative;
  margin:auto;
  text-align:center;
  overflow:hidden;
  white-space:nowrap;
  display:table;
}
.hex:before {
  content:'';
  padding-top:120%;
  display:inline-block;
  vertical-align:middle;
}

.hex:after {
  content:'';
  position:absolute;
  top:0%;
  left:-10%;
  width:120%;
  padding-top:120%;
  transform: rotatex(45deg) rotate(45deg);
  text-align:center;
  box-shadow:0 0 0 200px white;;
}
.hex img {
  display:inline-block;
  vertical-align:middle;
  margin:0 -10px;
}