<section class='post__content'>
	<p>Problem: we have a grid of fixed size thumbnails. For a nicer look, we want this grid to be middle aligned with respect to the paragraphs above and below, and, at the same time, we want the last grid row to be left-aligned with respect to the grid.</p>
	<div class='grid--thumbs'>
		<a href='#'>
			<img src='https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/2017/17_05_a_amur_leopard_21.jpg'/>
		</a>
		<a href='#'>
			<img src='https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/2017/17_05_a_amur_leopard_10.jpg'/>
		</a>
		<a href='#'>
			<img src='https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/2017/17_05_a_amur_leopard_31.jpg'/>
		</a>
		<a href='#'>
			<img src='https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/2017/17_05_a_amur_leopard_32.jpg'/>
		</a>
		<a href='#'>
			<img src='https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/2017/17_05_a_amur_leopard_25.jpg'/>
		</a>
		<a href='#'>
			<img src='https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/2017/17_05_a_amur_leopard_20.jpg'/>
		</a>
		<a href='#'>
			<img src='https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/2017/17_05_a_amur_leopard_27.jpg'/>
		</a>
		<a href='#'>
			<img src='https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/2017/17_05_a_amur_leopard_11.jpg'/>
		</a>
		<a href='#'>
			<img src='https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/2017/17_05_a_amur_leopard_9.jpg'/>
		</a>
		<a href='#'>
			<img src='https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/2017/17_05_a_amur_leopard_2.jpg'/>
		</a>
		<a href='#'>
			<img src='https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/2017/17_05_a_amur_leopard_34.jpg'/>
		</a>
	</div>
	<p>❌ This demo serves the sole purpose of illustrating why <code>text-align-last: left</code> doesn't solve the issue with the <code>inline-block</code> approach to this problem: the last grid row is not left aligned with respect to the parent grid, but with respect to the actual post content. You probably don't want to copy and use this CSS in your own projects. ❌</p>
</section>

/* relevant styles */
.grid--thumbs {
	text-align: center;
	text-align-last: left;
	
	a { display: inline-block }
}

/* prettifying styles */
* { margin: 0 }

.post__content {
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding: .5em;
	max-width: 61em;
	background: gainsboro;
	font: 1em/ 1.375em trebuchet ms, sans-serif;
	
	> * + * { margin-top: 1em }
	
	code {
		font-size: 1em;
		font-family: ubuntu mono, consolas, monaco, monospace
	}
}

.grid--thumbs {	
	img {
		display: block;
		width: 8em; 
		box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #000
	}
}