<!doctype html> <html> <head> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link href="/assets/reset.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="setup.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet"> </head> <body> <ol> <li> <p>Item 1</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 2</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 3 with more text</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 4 longer</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 5 too</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 6</p> </li> </ol> <ol> <li> <p>Item 1</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 2</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 3 with more text</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 4 longer</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 5 too</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 6</p> </li> </ol> <ol> <li> <p>Item 1</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 2</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 3 with more text</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 4 longer</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 5 too</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 6</p> </li> </ol> <ol> <li> <p>Item 1</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 2</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 3 with more text</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 4 longer</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 5 too</p> </li> <li> <p>Item 6</p> </li> </ol> </body> </html>
body { font-family: sans-serif; padding: 20px; } ol { background-color: gold; } ol:not(:first-child) { margin-top: 20px; } li { background-color: tomato; border-bottom: 2px solid firebrick; border-right: 2px solid firebrick; padding: 5px; }
ol { display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; /* Default. */ min-height: 120px; } ol:not(:first-child) { flex-wrap: wrap; } ol:nth-child(3), ol:nth-child(4) { flex-direction: column; } /* Force the wrap. */ ol:nth-child(4) { max-height: 120px; }