Masonry Layout Demo 1

index.html

<h1>A demo of new CSS to accomplish a Masonry-style layout</h1>
<h3>Compare Display modes:</h3>
<input type="radio" name="display" value="masonry" id="masonry" checked> <label for="masonry">Masonry (Firefox Nightly only, <a href="#note">pref on</a>)</label><br>
<input type="radio" name="display" value="grid" id="grid"> <label for="grid">Grid 1 (also the fallback)</label><br>
<input type="radio" name="display" value="multicolumn" id="multicolumn"> <label for="multicolumn">Multicolumn</label><br>
<input type="radio" name="display" value="flexbox" id="flexbox"> <label for="flexbox">Flexbox (row)</label><br> 
<input type="radio" name="display" value="flexbox2" id="flexbox2"> <label for="flexbox2">Flexbox (column)</label>
<p>Be sure to <a href="#note">read the note</a> about this demo. Also, I made <a href="https://codepen.io/jensimmons/full/vYNeRZw" target="_blank">another demo</a> that shows off what Masonry in CSS Grid can do — far beyond the JS libraries of today.</p>

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<aside id="note">
  <h2>About this demo</h2>
  <p>For years, websites (like <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a>) have wanted a certain layout that packs together different-sized cards of content, while allowing a source order where the content runs across the columns. This layout keeps closely-ordered content visually together above the fold, and allows lazy-loading of new content to the bottom of the page. As of early 2020, this layout requires a JavaScript solution, such as the popular <a href="https://masonry.desandro.com/">Masonry</a> library.</p>
<p>The CSS Working Group is currently pursuing a way to do this in 100% CSS. Mozilla is proposing one way to do this — and has implemented the idea, so that people can try it out and see what they think. This works in April/May 2020.</p>
<p>You can try it in <a href="http://nightly.mozilla.org/">Firefox Nightly</a>. Type <code>about:config</code> in the URL bar. Then search for “masonry”. And set <code>layout.css.grid-template-masonry-value.enabled</code> to true.</p>
<p>This is an experimental implementation — being discussed as a <em>possible</em> CSS specification. It is NOT yet official, and likely will change. Do not write blog posts saying this is definitely a thing. It's not a thing. Not yet. It's an experiment. A prototype. If you have thoughts, chime in at <a href="https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/4650">the CSSWG</a>.</p>
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Masonry Layout Demo 1

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style.css

/* --- Masonry --- */
[value="masonry"]:checked ~ main {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: masonry;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(12rem, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}

/* --- Grid --- */
[value="grid"]:checked ~ main {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: auto;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(12rem, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}

/* --- Multicolumn --- */
[value="multicolumn"]:checked ~ main {
  display: block;
  columns: 12rem;
  gap: 1rem;
}
[value="multicolumn"]:checked ~ main figure {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  break-inside: avoid;
}

/* --- Flexbox, row direction --- */
[value="flexbox"]:checked ~ main {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1rem;
}
[value="flexbox"]:checked ~ main figure {
  flex: 1 1 12rem;
}

/* --- Flexbox, column direction --- */
[value="flexbox2"]:checked ~ main {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  flex-direction: column;
  max-height: 200vh;
  justify-content: start;
  gap: 1rem;
}
[value="flexbox2"]:checked ~ main figure {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 16rem;
}

/* --- The rest of the styling --- */
* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
body { 
  font-family: avenir, roboto, helvetica, sans-serif;
  margin: 2rem calc(2vw + 2rem);
}
main {
  margin: 2rem 0;
}
img { 
  width: 100%; 
  display: block;
  border-radius: 0 0 1rem 1rem;
}
figure {
  margin: 0;
}
figcaption {
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem 0.4rem;
  background: #ddd;
  color: #333;
  border-radius: 1rem 1rem 0 0;
  text-align: end;
}
h1 {
  margin: 0;  
}
h2 {
  margin: 0;  
}
h3 {
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0;
  font-size: 1rem;
}
aside {  
  margin: 6rem 0;
  max-width: 80ch; 
  padding: 2rem 2rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid #000;
}
p {
  margin: 1rem 0;
  color: #444;
  font-weight: 400;  
}
code {
  font-size: 1.07rem;
  color: #d45b2c;
}
input {
  margin: 0;
}
label {
  margin: 0 1.1rem 0 0.1rem;
}