<div class="container">
      <div class="item item-1">1</div>
      <div class="item item-2">2</div>
      <div class="item item-3">3</div>
      <div class="item item-4">4</div>
      <div class="item item-5">5</div>
      <div class="item item-6">6</div>
      <div class="item item-7">7</div>
      <div class="item item-8">8</div>
      <div class="item item-9">9</div>
</div>

html {
  background: #fff7f6;
}

/*-- --*/
.container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  flex-direction: column;
  max-height: 35rem;
}
.item {
  font-size: 2rem;
  width: 2rem;
  line-height: 1;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 3rem;
  background: mistyrose;
  border: 3px solid tomato;
  color: tomato;
  margin: 6px;
}