30-seconds-of-code/snippets/tile-layout-using-inline-block.md

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title	tags
3-tile layout	layout,beginner

Align items horizontally using display: inline-block to create a 3-tile layout.

• Use display: inline-block to create a tiled layout, without using float, flex or grid.
• .tiles is the container component, .tile is an item that needs to be displayed inline.
• Use width: calc((900px / 3)) to divide the width of the container evenly into 3 columns.
• Set font-size: 0; on .tiles to avoid whitespace.
• Set font-size: 20px to h2 in order to display the text.
• Note: If you use relative units (e.g. em), using font-size: 0; to fight whitespace between blocks might cause side effects.

<div class="tiles">
  <div class="tile">
    <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/200x150">
    <h2>30 Seconds of CSS</h2>
  </div>
  <div class="tile">
    <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/200x150">
    <h2>30 Seconds of CSS</h2>
  </div>
  <div class="tile">
    <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/200x150">
    <h2>30 Seconds of CSS</h2>
  </div>
</div>

.tiles {
  width: 600px;
  font-size: 0;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.tile {
  width: calc(600px / 3);
  display: inline-block;
}

.tile h2 {
  font-size: 20px;
}