This code project helps you to create an Instagram profile page-like image gallery layout with CSS grid and flexbox. Basically, this project is a clone of an Instagram profile page that comes with flexbox image cards.
How to Create Instagram Profile Image Gallery Layout with CSS Grid & Flexbox
First of all, load the Google fonts, Font Awesome, and Reset CSS by adding the following CDN links into the head tag of your webpage:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:300,400,600"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.2.0/css/all.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/meyer-reset/2.0/reset.min.css">
After that, create the HTML structure as follows:
<header>
<div class="container">
<div class="profile">
<div class="profile-image">
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1513721032312-6a18a42c8763?w=152&h=152&fit=crop&crop=faces" alt="">
</div>
<div class="profile-user-settings">
<h1 class="profile-user-name">janedoe_</h1>
<button class="btn profile-edit-btn">Edit Profile</button>
<button class="btn profile-settings-btn" aria-label="profile settings"><i class="fas fa-cog" aria-hidden="true"></i></button>
</div>
<div class="profile-stats">
<ul>
<li><span class="profile-stat-count">164</span> posts</li>
<li><span class="profile-stat-count">188</span> followers</li>
<li><span class="profile-stat-count">206</span> following</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="profile-bio">
<p><span class="profile-real-name">Jane Doe</span> Lorem ipsum dolor sit, amet consectetur adipisicing elit 📷✈️🏕️</p>
</div>
</div>
<!-- End of profile section -->
</div>
<!-- End of container -->
</header>
<main>
<div class="container">
<div class="gallery">
<div class="gallery-item" tabindex="0">
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1511765224389-37f0e77cf0eb?w=500&h=500&fit=crop" class="gallery-image" alt="">
<div class="gallery-item-info">
<ul>
<li class="gallery-item-likes"><span class="visually-hidden">Likes:</span><i class="fas fa-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i> 56</li>
<li class="gallery-item-comments"><span class="visually-hidden">Comments:</span><i class="fas fa-comment" aria-hidden="true"></i> 2</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gallery-item" tabindex="0">
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1497445462247-4330a224fdb1?w=500&h=500&fit=crop" class="gallery-image" alt="">
<div class="gallery-item-info">
<ul>
<li class="gallery-item-likes"><span class="visually-hidden">Likes:</span><i class="fas fa-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i> 89</li>
<li class="gallery-item-comments"><span class="visually-hidden">Comments:</span><i class="fas fa-comment" aria-hidden="true"></i> 5</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gallery-item" tabindex="0">
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1426604966848-d7adac402bff?w=500&h=500&fit=crop" class="gallery-image" alt="">
<div class="gallery-item-type">
<span class="visually-hidden">Gallery</span><i class="fas fa-clone" aria-hidden="true"></i>
</div>
<div class="gallery-item-info">
<ul>
<li class="gallery-item-likes"><span class="visually-hidden">Likes:</span><i class="fas fa-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i> 42</li>
<li class="gallery-item-comments"><span class="visually-hidden">Comments:</span><i class="fas fa-comment" aria-hidden="true"></i> 1</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gallery-item" tabindex="0">
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1502630859934-b3b41d18206c?w=500&h=500&fit=crop" class="gallery-image" alt="">
<div class="gallery-item-type">
<span class="visually-hidden">Video</span><i class="fas fa-video" aria-hidden="true"></i>
</div>
<div class="gallery-item-info">
<ul>
<li class="gallery-item-likes"><span class="visually-hidden">Likes:</span><i class="fas fa-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i> 38</li>
<li class="gallery-item-comments"><span class="visually-hidden">Comments:</span><i class="fas fa-comment" aria-hidden="true"></i> 0</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gallery-item" tabindex="0">
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1498471731312-b6d2b8280c61?w=500&h=500&fit=crop" class="gallery-image" alt="">
<div class="gallery-item-type">
<span class="visually-hidden">Gallery</span><i class="fas fa-clone" aria-hidden="true"></i>
</div>
<div class="gallery-item-info">
<ul>
<li class="gallery-item-likes"><span class="visually-hidden">Likes:</span><i class="fas fa-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i> 47</li>
<li class="gallery-item-comments"><span class="visually-hidden">Comments:</span><i class="fas fa-comment" aria-hidden="true"></i> 1</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gallery-item" tabindex="0">
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1515023115689-589c33041d3c?w=500&h=500&fit=crop" class="gallery-image" alt="">
<div class="gallery-item-info">
<ul>
<li class="gallery-item-likes"><span class="visually-hidden">Likes:</span><i class="fas fa-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i> 94</li>
<li class="gallery-item-comments"><span class="visually-hidden">Comments:</span><i class="fas fa-comment" aria-hidden="true"></i> 3</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gallery-item" tabindex="0">
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1504214208698-ea1916a2195a?w=500&h=500&fit=crop" class="gallery-image" alt="">
<div class="gallery-item-type">
<span class="visually-hidden">Gallery</span><i class="fas fa-clone" aria-hidden="true"></i>
</div>
<div class="gallery-item-info">
<ul>
<li class="gallery-item-likes"><span class="visually-hidden">Likes:</span><i class="fas fa-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i> 52</li>
<li class="gallery-item-comments"><span class="visually-hidden">Comments:</span><i class="fas fa-comment" aria-hidden="true"></i> 4</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gallery-item" tabindex="0">
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1515814472071-4d632dbc5d4a?w=500&h=500&fit=crop" class="gallery-image" alt="">
<div class="gallery-item-info">
<ul>
<li class="gallery-item-likes"><span class="visually-hidden">Likes:</span><i class="fas fa-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i> 66</li>
<li class="gallery-item-comments"><span class="visually-hidden">Comments:</span><i class="fas fa-comment" aria-hidden="true"></i> 2</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gallery-item" tabindex="0">
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1511407397940-d57f68e81203?w=500&h=500&fit=crop" class="gallery-image" alt="">
<div class="gallery-item-type">
<span class="visually-hidden">Gallery</span><i class="fas fa-clone" aria-hidden="true"></i>
</div>
<div class="gallery-item-info">
<ul>
<li class="gallery-item-likes"><span class="visually-hidden">Likes:</span><i class="fas fa-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i> 45</li>
<li class="gallery-item-comments"><span class="visually-hidden">Comments:</span><i class="fas fa-comment" aria-hidden="true"></i> 0</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gallery-item" tabindex="0">
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1518481612222-68bbe828ecd1?w=500&h=500&fit=crop" class="gallery-image" alt="">
<div class="gallery-item-info">
<ul>
<li class="gallery-item-likes"><span class="visually-hidden">Likes:</span><i class="fas fa-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i> 34</li>
<li class="gallery-item-comments"><span class="visually-hidden">Comments:</span><i class="fas fa-comment" aria-hidden="true"></i> 1</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gallery-item" tabindex="0">
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1505058707965-09a4469a87e4?w=500&h=500&fit=crop" class="gallery-image" alt="">
<div class="gallery-item-info">
<ul>
<li class="gallery-item-likes"><span class="visually-hidden">Likes:</span><i class="fas fa-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i> 41</li>
<li class="gallery-item-comments"><span class="visually-hidden">Comments:</span><i class="fas fa-comment" aria-hidden="true"></i> 0</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gallery-item" tabindex="0">
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1423012373122-fff0a5d28cc9?w=500&h=500&fit=crop" class="gallery-image" alt="">
<div class="gallery-item-type">
<span class="visually-hidden">Video</span><i class="fas fa-video" aria-hidden="true"></i>
</div>
<div class="gallery-item-info">
<ul>
<li class="gallery-item-likes"><span class="visually-hidden">Likes:</span><i class="fas fa-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i> 30</li>
<li class="gallery-item-comments"><span class="visually-hidden">Comments:</span><i class="fas fa-comment" aria-hidden="true"></i> 2</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- End of gallery -->
<div class="loader"></div>
</div>
<!-- End of container -->
</main>
Style the gallery using the following CSS styles:
/*
All grid code is placed in a 'supports' rule (feature query) at the bottom of the CSS (Line 310).
The 'supports' rule will only run if your browser supports CSS grid.
Flexbox and floats are used as a fallback so that browsers which don't support grid will still recieve a similar layout.
*/
/* Base Styles */
:root {
font-size: 10px;
}
*,
*::before,
*::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
body {
font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
min-height: 100vh;
background-color: #fafafa;
color: #262626;
padding-bottom: 3rem;
}
img {
display: block;
}
.container {
max-width: 93.5rem;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 0 2rem;
}
.btn {
display: inline-block;
font: inherit;
background: none;
border: none;
color: inherit;
padding: 0;
cursor: pointer;
}
.btn:focus {
outline: 0.5rem auto #4d90fe;
}
.visually-hidden {
position: absolute !important;
height: 1px;
width: 1px;
overflow: hidden;
clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
}
/* Profile Section */
.profile {
padding: 5rem 0;
}
.profile::after {
content: "";
display: block;
clear: both;
}
.profile-image {
float: left;
width: calc(33.333% - 1rem);
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
margin-right: 3rem;
}
.profile-image img {
border-radius: 50%;
}
.profile-user-settings,
.profile-stats,
.profile-bio {
float: left;
width: calc(66.666% - 2rem);
}
.profile-user-settings {
margin-top: 1.1rem;
}
.profile-user-name {
display: inline-block;
font-size: 3.2rem;
font-weight: 300;
}
.profile-edit-btn {
font-size: 1.4rem;
line-height: 1.8;
border: 0.1rem solid #dbdbdb;
border-radius: 0.3rem;
padding: 0 2.4rem;
margin-left: 2rem;
}
.profile-settings-btn {
font-size: 2rem;
margin-left: 1rem;
}
.profile-stats {
margin-top: 2.3rem;
}
.profile-stats li {
display: inline-block;
font-size: 1.6rem;
line-height: 1.5;
margin-right: 4rem;
cursor: pointer;
}
.profile-stats li:last-of-type {
margin-right: 0;
}
.profile-bio {
font-size: 1.6rem;
font-weight: 400;
line-height: 1.5;
margin-top: 2.3rem;
}
.profile-real-name,
.profile-stat-count,
.profile-edit-btn {
font-weight: 600;
}
/* Gallery Section */
.gallery {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
margin: -1rem -1rem;
padding-bottom: 3rem;
}
.gallery-item {
position: relative;
flex: 1 0 22rem;
margin: 1rem;
color: #fff;
cursor: pointer;
}
.gallery-item:hover .gallery-item-info,
.gallery-item:focus .gallery-item-info {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
.gallery-item-info {
display: none;
}
.gallery-item-info li {
display: inline-block;
font-size: 1.7rem;
font-weight: 600;
}
.gallery-item-likes {
margin-right: 2.2rem;
}
.gallery-item-type {
position: absolute;
top: 1rem;
right: 1rem;
font-size: 2.5rem;
text-shadow: 0.2rem 0.2rem 0.2rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}
.fa-clone,
.fa-comment {
transform: rotateY(180deg);
}
.gallery-image {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
object-fit: cover;
}
/* Loader */
.loader {
width: 5rem;
height: 5rem;
border: 0.6rem solid #999;
border-bottom-color: transparent;
border-radius: 50%;
margin: 0 auto;
animation: loader 500ms linear infinite;
}
/* Media Query */
@media screen and (max-width: 40rem) {
.profile {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
padding: 4rem 0;
}
.profile::after {
display: none;
}
.profile-image,
.profile-user-settings,
.profile-bio,
.profile-stats {
float: none;
width: auto;
}
.profile-image img {
width: 7.7rem;
}
.profile-user-settings {
flex-basis: calc(100% - 10.7rem);
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
margin-top: 1rem;
}
.profile-user-name {
font-size: 2.2rem;
}
.profile-edit-btn {
order: 1;
padding: 0;
text-align: center;
margin-top: 1rem;
}
.profile-edit-btn {
margin-left: 0;
}
.profile-bio {
font-size: 1.4rem;
margin-top: 1.5rem;
}
.profile-edit-btn,
.profile-bio,
.profile-stats {
flex-basis: 100%;
}
.profile-stats {
order: 1;
margin-top: 1.5rem;
}
.profile-stats ul {
display: flex;
text-align: center;
padding: 1.2rem 0;
border-top: 0.1rem solid #dadada;
border-bottom: 0.1rem solid #dadada;
}
.profile-stats li {
font-size: 1.4rem;
flex: 1;
margin: 0;
}
.profile-stat-count {
display: block;
}
}
/* Spinner Animation */
@keyframes loader {
to {
transform: rotate(360deg);
}
}
/*
The following code will only run if your browser supports CSS grid.
Remove or comment-out the code block below to see how the browser will fall-back to flexbox & floated styling.
*/
@supports (display: grid) {
.profile {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
grid-template-rows: repeat(3, auto);
grid-column-gap: 3rem;
align-items: center;
}
.profile-image {
grid-row: 1 / -1;
}
.gallery {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(22rem, 1fr));
grid-gap: 2rem;
}
.profile-image,
.profile-user-settings,
.profile-stats,
.profile-bio,
.gallery-item,
.gallery {
width: auto;
margin: 0;
}
@media (max-width: 40rem) {
.profile {
grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
grid-row-gap: 1.5rem;
}
.profile-image {
grid-row: 1 / 2;
}
.profile-user-settings {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
grid-gap: 1rem;
}
.profile-edit-btn,
.profile-stats,
.profile-bio {
grid-column: 1 / -1;
}
.profile-user-settings,
.profile-edit-btn,
.profile-settings-btn,
.profile-bio,
.profile-stats {
margin: 0;
}
}
}
Finally, add the following JavaScript function if you want to open image in new tab:
const posts = document.querySelectorAll('.gallery-item');
posts.forEach(post => {
post.addEventListener('click', () => {
//Get original image URL
const imgUrl = post.firstElementChild.src.split("?")[0];
//Open image in new tab
window.open(imgUrl, '_blank');
});
});
That’s all! hopefully, you have successfully created Instagram Profile Image Gallery Layout with CSS Grid & Flexbox. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to comment below.
