I want to show 4 items in 1st row as it is, but only 3 in second line, and then 4 in 3rd line and 3 in 4th line and so on...
I have achieved this by nth-child<
You only need to consider one rule like below:
/*7 = 4 (1st row) + 3 (2nd row) and 5 = 1st element in 2nd row (4 + 1)*/
.grid-wrapper .grid-item:nth-child(7n + 5) {
width: calc(100%/3);
flex-grow:0;
}
The trick is to make one element bigger to trigger the wrap then rely on flex-grow
to fill the space.
Full code
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.grid-wrapper {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
justify-content: center;
}
.grid-wrapper .grid-item {
width: 25%;
text-align: center;
padding: 5px;
flex-grow: 1;
}
.grid-wrapper .grid-item:nth-child(7n + 5) {
width: calc(100%/3);
flex-grow:0;
}
p {
background: #ffffd;
padding: 15px;
}
<div class="grid-wrapper">
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div><div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
</div>
Is it possible by flex? or grid?
Here is a solution using grid which is easier to construct:
consider a 12-column grid layout using grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr)
,
place each grid-item
into 4 columns by using grid-column: span 3
,
7 grid-item
s are repeating in a pattern; which means every even row has 3 items with nth-child indices 7n
, 7n - 1
and 7n - 2
.
See demo below:
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.grid-wrapper {
display: grid; /* grid container */
grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr); /* 12-column layout */
}
.grid-wrapper .grid-item {
text-align: center;
padding: 5px;
grid-column: span 3; /* 4 items in a row */
}
.grid-wrapper .grid-item:nth-child(7n - 2),
.grid-wrapper .grid-item:nth-child(7n - 1),
.grid-wrapper .grid-item:nth-child(7n) { /* even row */
grid-column: span 4; /* 3 items in the even row */
}
p {
background: #ffffd;
padding: 15px;
}
<div class="grid-wrapper">
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
</div>
And I'd use just about the same nth-child logic in the case of a flexbox and the only change in your code would be the below:
.grid-wrapper .grid-item:nth-child(7n - 2),
.grid-wrapper .grid-item:nth-child(7n - 1),
.grid-wrapper .grid-item:nth-child(7n) { /* even row */
width: 33.33%;
}
See demo below:
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.grid-wrapper {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
justify-content: center;
}
.grid-wrapper .grid-item {
width: 25%;
text-align: center;
padding: 5px;
}
p {
background: #ffffd;
padding: 15px;
}
/* ADDED THESE */
.grid-wrapper .grid-item:nth-child(7n - 2),
.grid-wrapper .grid-item:nth-child(7n - 1),
.grid-wrapper .grid-item:nth-child(7n) { /* even row */
width: 33.33%;
}
<div class="grid-wrapper">
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<p>Grid Item</p>
</div>
</div>
On a separate note, if you interested in having n items in a row with flexboxes, the below answers may give you more information: