CSS Flexbox Photo Gallery

Source Code

index.html
styles.css

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Photo Gallery</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <header class="header">
    <h1>css flexbox photo gallery</h1>
    </header>
    <div class="gallery">
      <img src="https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/css-photo-gallery/1.jpg">
      <img src="https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/css-photo-gallery/2.jpg">
      <img src="https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/css-photo-gallery/3.jpg">
      <img src="https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/css-photo-gallery/4.jpg">
      <img src="https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/css-photo-gallery/5.jpg">
      <img src="https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/css-photo-gallery/6.jpg">
      <img src="https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/css-photo-gallery/7.jpg">
      <img src="https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/css-photo-gallery/8.jpg">
      <img src="https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/css-photo-gallery/9.jpg">
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  background: #f5f6f7;
}

.header {
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 32px;
  background-color: #0a0a23;
  color: #fff;
  border-bottom: 4px solid #fdb347;
}

.gallery {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 20px 10px;
}

.gallery img {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 350px;
  height: 300px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 10px;
}

.gallery::after {
  content: "";
  width: 350px;
}

What I Learned:

Using Flexbox (display: flex, flex-wrap, justify-content, gap) to create a responsive, beautiful gallery
Responsive layout tricks (max-width, margin auto)
Styling images with object-fit: cover and border-radius for a polished, modern look
The utility of pseudo-elements (::after) for layout control

Time: 1 hour 10 min total

Personal Note:
This is my favorite project so far — I absolutely love the way it looks. Seeing the visual result come together was really satisfying and motivating.
I'm now working on a vademecum: a living, real-world HTML & CSS handbook that I'll keep updating as I learn, always linking techniques to their everyday equivalents.

Next: Continue expanding the real-world HTML/CSS vademecum
and Learn Typography by Building a Nutrition Label

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