How to Create: Responsive Image Gallery

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Learn how to create a responsive image gallery using CSS.

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Adjust the browser window size to view the responsive effect:

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Create an image gallery

Step 1 - Add HTML:

<div class="responsive">
  <div class="gallery">
    <a target="_blank" href="img_5terre.jpg">
      <img src="img_5terre.jpg" alt="Cinque Terre">
    </a>
    <div class="desc">Add a description of the image here</div>
  </div>
</div>
<div class="responsive">
  <div class="gallery">
    <a target="_blank" href="img_forest.jpg">
      <img src="img_forest.jpg" alt="Forest">
    </a>
    <div class="desc">Add a description of the image here</div>
  </div>
</div>
<div class="responsive">
  <div class="gallery">
    <a target="_blank" href="img_lights.jpg">
      <img src="img_lights.jpg" alt="Northern Lights">
    </a>
    <div class="desc">Add a description of the image here</div>
  </div>
</div>
<div class="responsive">
  <div class="gallery">
    <a target="_blank" href="img_mountains.jpg">
      <img src="img_mountains.jpg" alt="Mountains">
    </a>
    <div class="desc">Add a description of the image here</div>
  </div>
</div>
<div class="clearfix"></div>

Step 2 - Add CSS:

This example uses media queries to rearrange images on different screen sizes: for screens wider than 700 pixels, it will display four images side by side; for screens narrower than 700 pixels, it will display two images side by side. For screens narrower than 500 pixels, images will be stacked vertically (100%):

div.gallery {
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
}
div.gallery:hover {
  border: 1px solid #777;
}
div.gallery img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}
div.desc {
  padding: 15px;
  text-align: center;
}
* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.responsive {
  padding: 0 6px;
  float: left;
  width: 24.99999%;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 700px) {
  .responsive {
    width: 49.99999%;
    margin: 6px 0;
  }
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 500px) {
  .responsive {
    width: 100%;
  }
}
.clearfix:after {
  content: "";
  display: table;
  clear: both;
}

Try it yourself

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