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PierreArsenic
PierreArsenic

Reputation: 13

Align horizontally several div (with variables width), with spacing between each

I searched a lot on this forum but my problem is too specific. I would like to achieve this, I try for several months but I can not get work... Thanks in advance if anyone can help me :) :)

I would like to align horizontally 2, 3, 4, 5 or more divs, with variable widths, and with static spacement between each div. And all this must not exceed his parent. So I agree that the 4 div can not do 25% of width, but I do not see how to do ..

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2674

Answers (1)

Praveen Kumar Purushothaman
Praveen Kumar Purushothaman

Reputation: 167212

This would be a great use case for flex-box. I have used the same code for both the cases. The CSS doesn't change, but the HTML does:

.flex-container {
  display: -ms-flexbox;
  display: -webkit-flex;
  display: flex;
  -webkit-flex-direction: row;
  -ms-flex-direction: row;
  flex-direction: row;
  -webkit-flex-wrap: nowrap;
  -ms-flex-wrap: nowrap;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  -webkit-justify-content: flex-start;
  -ms-flex-pack: start;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  -webkit-align-content: stretch;
  -ms-flex-line-pack: stretch;
  align-content: stretch;
  -webkit-align-items: flex-start;
  -ms-flex-align: start;
  align-items: flex-start;
  background: #999;
  margin: 15px;
  padding-right: 5px;
}

.flex-item {
  -webkit-order: 0;
  -ms-flex-order: 0;
  order: 0;
  -webkit-flex: 1 0 auto;
  -ms-flex: 1 0 auto;
  flex: 1 0 auto;
  -webkit-align-self: auto;
  -ms-flex-item-align: auto;
  align-self: auto;
  background: #99f;
  margin: 5px 0 5px 5px;
}
<div class="flex-container">
  <div class="flex-item">Item</div>
  <div class="flex-item">Item</div>
  <div class="flex-item">Item</div>
</div>

<div class="flex-container">
  <div class="flex-item">Item</div>
  <div class="flex-item">Item</div>
  <div class="flex-item">Item</div>
  <div class="flex-item">Item</div>
</div>

You don't need to change the CSS according to the number of sub elements. I have given the example with three and four <div>s.

Upvotes: 2

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