<div class="
justify-evenly-until-scroll
grid grid-flow-col gap-6
overflow-x-auto
">
<img src="https://picsum.photos/150/450?1" alt="tall placeholder image">
<img src="https://picsum.photos/150/450?2" alt="tall placeholder image">
<img src="https://picsum.photos/150/450?3" alt="tall placeholder image">
<img src="https://picsum.photos/150/450?4" alt="tall placeholder image">
<img src="https://picsum.photos/150/450?5" alt="tall placeholder image">
<img src="https://picsum.photos/150/450?6" alt="tall placeholder image">
<img src="https://picsum.photos/150/450?7" alt="tall placeholder image">
</div>
<br>
<span>Same code, fewer columns:</span><br>
<br>
<div class="
justify-evenly-until-scroll
grid grid-flow-col gap-6
overflow-x-auto
">
<img src="https://picsum.photos/150/450?1" alt="tall placeholder image">
<img src="https://picsum.photos/150/450?2" alt="tall placeholder image">
<img src="https://picsum.photos/150/450?3" alt="tall placeholder image">
</div>
<br>
<p>
When `justify-content: space-evenly;` overflows, the items overflow from a `justify-content: centered;` position and you cannot scroll to reveal the overflow on the left.<br>
<br>
This CodePen is <a href="https://dev.to/janeori/css-fix-when-justify-content-space-evenly-overflows-un-center-the-content-4l50">an excerpt from this article explaining how to fix it in 100% CSS</a>.<br>
<br>
Based on <a href="https://www.bram.us/2023/09/16/solved-by-css-scroll-driven-animations-detect-if-an-element-can-scroll-or-not/">a useful Space Toggle created by Bramus in this article</a>.
</p>
<style>
.justify-evenly {
justify-content: space-evenly;
}
.grid { display: grid; }
.grid-flow-col { grid-auto-flow: column; }
.gap-6 { gap: 1.5rem; }
.overflow-x-auto { overflow-x: auto; }
</style>
@keyframes detect-scroll {
from, to { --can-scroll: ; }
}
.justify-evenly-until-scroll {
--start-if-can-scroll: var(--can-scroll) start;
justify-content: var(
--start-if-can-scroll, space-evenly
);
animation: detect-scroll linear;
animation-timeline: scroll(self inline);
}
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