CSS Grid fixed height and variable width

Question

I'm trying to make a gallery of images using CSS Grid. I need something like this:

But all can achieve is this JSFiddle .

Problem is, that DIVs take up all the remaining space, and I don't want that.

 #gallery { background: #cfc; padding: 32px; display: grid; grid-auto-rows: 350px; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, auto); grid-gap: 10px; }.cell { background: #fcc; }.cell>img { height: 100%; }

 <div id="gallery"> <div class="cell"> <img src="http://via.placeholder.com/350x500" /> </div> <div class="cell"> <img src="http://via.placeholder.com/250x150" /> </div> <div class="cell"> <img src="http://via.placeholder.com/150x150" /> </div> <div class="cell"> <img src="http://via.placeholder.com/370x150" /> </div> </div>

Answer 1

Pure CSS solution can be found in this jsfiddle

HTML

<div class="wrap">
    <div class="flex-c">
        <div class="flex-i big"></div>
        <div class="flex-i red"></div>
        <div class="flex-i big green"></div>
        <div class="flex-i green"></div>
        <div class="flex-i red"></div>
        <div class="flex-i blue"></div>
        <div class="flex-i green"></div>
        <div class="flex-i red"></div>
        <div class="flex-i blue"></div>
        <div class="flex-i green"></div>
        <div class="flex-i red"></div>
        <div class="flex-i blue"></div>
        <div class="flex-i green"></div>
        <div class="flex-i red"></div>
        <div class="flex-i blue"></div>
        <div class="flex-i green"></div>
        <div class="flex-i red"></div>
        <div class="flex-i blue"></div>
        <div class="flex-i green"></div>
        <div class="flex-i red"></div>
        <div class="flex-i blue"></div>
    </div>
</div>

CSS

.flex-c:after {
    content: '';
    display: table;
    clear: both;
}
.flex-i.red { background-color: red; }
.flex-i.blue {background-color: blue; }
.flex-i.green {background-color: green;}
.flex-i {
    transform: rotate(90deg) scaleY(-1);
    height: 100px;
    width: 100px;
    background-color: gray;
    margin: 0 10px 10px 0;
    float: left;
}
.flex-i:after,
.flex-i.big:before {
    content: '';
    height: 100px;
    width: 100px;
    left: 110px;
    top: 0;
    position: absolute;
    background-color: pink;
}

.flex-i.big:after {
    left: 220px;
}
.flex-i.big:before {
    left: 220px;
    bottom: 0;
    top: auto;
}

.big {
    width: 210px;
    height: 210px;
}

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Additionally

You may be able to benefit from using a library such as Isotopes JS masonry layout

It assists you to produce a layout style that you've shown.

Here is a working example.

HTML

<div id="container">
    <div class="item"></div>
    <div class="item w2"></div>
    <div class="item"></div>
    <div class="item w2"></div>
    <div class="item h2"></div>
    <div class="item"></div>
    <div class="item h2"></div>
    <div class="item w2 h2"></div>
    <div class="item"></div>
    <div class="item"></div>
    <div class="item h2"></div>
    <div class="item"></div>
    <div class="item"></div>
    <div class="item w2"></div>
    <div class="item h2"></div>
    <div class="item"></div>
    <div class="item h2"></div>
</div>

CSS

#container {
    border: 1px solid;
    padding: 7px;
}

.item {
    width: 60px;
    height: 60px;
    float: left;
    margin: 3px;
    background: #CCC;
}

.item.w2 {
    width: 130px;
}

.item.h2 {
    height: 130px;
}

JS - note that you have to apply the masonry to the parent element, which in this case is the id of container

$( function() {
    var $container = $('#container').masonry({
        itemSelector: '.item',
        columnWidth: 70
    });
});

View the jsFiddle here

Answer 2

Look at the following Code:

 .parent { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(9, 1fr); grid-template-rows: repeat(2, 1fr); grid-column-gap: 8px; grid-row-gap: 8px; } .div1 { grid-area: 1 / 1 / 2 / 3; } .div2 { grid-area: 1 / 3 / 2 / 6; } .div3 { grid-area: 1 / 6 / 2 / 10; } .div4 { grid-area: 2 / 1 / 3 / 4; } .div5 { grid-area: 2 / 4 / 3 / 8; } .div6 { grid-area: 2 / 8 / 3 / 10; } .box { background-color: #444; height: 150px; }

 <div class="parent"> <div class="div1 box"> </div> <div class="div2 box"> </div> <div class="div3 box"> </div> <div class="div4 box"> </div> <div class="div5 box"> </div> <div class="div6 box"> </div> </div>

Answer 3

So since you specifically wanted to achieve this using CSS grid, this isn't exactly what you wanted, but perhaps it will do:

you can drop the DIVS entirely, use the images directly and set the row height by setting height: 350px; within .cell class (that is moved to apply on the images).

In addition, the .galary will be a flex, with flex-wrap enabled so that every item that overflows will start a new line.

And last, add flex-grow:1; to .cell (the img tags) so they will take up any empty space in their line.

* In the snippet, I've also added object-fit: cover; to the images, but this will hide any overflowing part of the image, so you play with it and see what fits for you

 #gallery { background: #cfc; padding: 32px; display: grid; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }.cell { background: #fcc; flex-grow: 1; object-fit: cover; }

 <div id="gallery"> <img class="cell" src="http://via.placeholder.com/350x500" /> <img class="cell" src="http://via.placeholder.com/250x150" /> <img class="cell" src="http://via.placeholder.com/150x150" /> <img class="cell" src="http://via.placeholder.com/370x150" /> </div>