how to make a inline hexagon gallery

Question

  .hexagon-gallery {
    margin: auto;
    margin-top: 50px;
    max-width: 1000px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(8, 1fr);
    grid-auto-rows: 200px;
    padding-bottom: 50px;
  }
  
  .hex {
    display: flex;
    position: relative;
    width: 240px;
    height: 265px;
    background-color: #424242;
    -webkit-clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 100% 25%, 100% 75%, 50% 100%, 0% 75%, 0% 25%);
    clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 100% 25%, 100% 75%, 50% 100%, 0% 75%, 0% 25%);
  }
  
  .hex:first-child {
    grid-row-start: 1;
    grid-column: 3 / span 2;
  }
  
  .hex:nth-child(2) {
    grid-row-start: 1;
    grid-column: 4 / span 2;
  }
  
  .hex:nth-child(3) {
    grid-row-start: 1;
    grid-column: 6 / span 2;
  }
  

       <section class="hexagon-gallery">
            <div class="hex"><img src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/1421264/pexels-photo-1421264.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=aerial-aerial-photo-aerial-photography-1421264.jpg&fm=jpg" alt="some"></div>
            <div class="hex"></div>
            <div class="hex"></div>
          </section>
      

Im trying to aim for something of a similar shape. Hexagon stretched typo shape , idk if there any other easier way to do this.Maybe a rectangle with both sides shaped could work I'm not sure.

Answer 1

Hello I am not a hundred percent sure that that is what you are looking for, but please take a look.

I used two css custom properties to make it work( --max which refers to max elements per row --order which refers to the order of the element )

.hexagon-gallery {
    --max: 4;

    margin-inline: auto;
    margin-top: 50px;
    max-width: fit-content;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(var(--max, 1), 1fr);
    grid-auto-rows: 200px;
    padding-bottom: 50px;
  }
  
  .hex {
    display: flex;
    position: relative;
    background-color: #424242;
    width: 200px;
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
    -webkit-clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 100% 25%, 100% 75%, 50% 100%, 0% 75%, 0% 25%);
    clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 100% 25%, 100% 75%, 50% 100%, 0% 75%, 0% 25%);
    z-index: calc(var(--max, 1) - var(--order, 0));
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .hex > img {
    max-width: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
  }
  
  .hex:not(:first-child) {
    transform: translateX(calc(calc(var(--order, 1) - 1) * -40%));
  }

<section class="hexagon-gallery">
  <div class="hex" style="--order: 1;"><img src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/1421264/pexels-photo-1421264.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=aerial-aerial-photo-aerial-photography-1421264.jpg&fm=jpg" alt="some"></div>
  <div class="hex" style="--order: 2;"><img src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/1421264/pexels-photo-1421264.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=aerial-aerial-photo-aerial-photography-1421264.jpg&fm=jpg" alt="some"></div>
  <div class="hex" style="--order: 3;"><img src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/1421264/pexels-photo-1421264.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=aerial-aerial-photo-aerial-photography-1421264.jpg&fm=jpg" alt="some"></div>
  <div class="hex" style="--order: 4;"><img src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/1421264/pexels-photo-1421264.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=aerial-aerial-photo-aerial-photography-1421264.jpg&fm=jpg" alt="some"></div>
</section>

Answer 2

You will need to compute the z-index for the active slide and each subsequent slide from the left and the right. The active hexagon will have the highest z-index. The hexagons furthest away (left and right), will have a much lower z-index; much like a bell curve.

Tip: There is a play/pause button below the carousel (scroll-down).

const
  gallery = document.querySelector('.hexagon-gallery'),
  slides = gallery.querySelectorAll('.hex'),
  refreshRate = 2000;
let activeIndex = 0, intervalId;

const update = () => {
  for (let i = 0; i < slides.length; i++) {
    const
      slide = slides[i],
      newIndex = ((slides.length - i) + activeIndex) % slides.length,
      zIndex = ((activeIndex - Math.abs(activeIndex - i)) + slides.length) * 100;
    slide.style.zIndex = zIndex;
    slide.classList.remove('active');
  }
  activeIndex = (activeIndex + 1) % slides.length;
  slides[activeIndex].classList.add('active');
};

const play = () => {
  intervalId = setInterval(update, refreshRate);
};

const pause = () => {
  if (intervalId) {
    clearInterval(intervalId);
    intervalId = null;
  }
};

const toggleAction = (e) => {
  if (intervalId) {
    pause() ; e.target.textContent = 'Play';
  } else {
    play()  ; e.target.textContent = 'Pause';
  }
}

document.querySelector('[data-action="pause"]').addEventListener('click', toggleAction);

play();

html, body {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1em;
  background: #222;
}

.hexagon-gallery {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(8, 1fr);
  grid-auto-rows: 120px;
  max-width: 360px;
}

.hex {
  display: flex;
  position: relative;
  width: 120px;
  height: 120px;
  background-color: #424242;
  -webkit-clip-path: polygon(15% 0%, 85% 0%, 100% 50%, 85% 100%, 15% 100%, 0% 50%);
  clip-path: polygon(15% 0%, 85% 0%, 100% 50%, 85% 100%, 15% 100%, 0% 50%);
}

.hex:nth-child(1) {
  grid-row-start: 1;
  grid-column: 1 / span 2;
}
.hex:nth-child(2) {
  grid-row-start: 1;
  grid-column: 2 / span 2;
}
.hex:nth-child(3) {
  grid-row-start: 1;
  grid-column: 3 / span 2;
}
.hex:nth-child(4) {
  grid-row-start: 1;
  grid-column: 4 / span 2;
}
.hex:nth-child(5) {
  grid-row-start: 1;
  grid-column: 5 / span 2;
}

<section class="hexagon-gallery">
  <div class="hex">
    <img
      src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/1421264/pexels-photo-1421264.jpeg"
      alt="Beach">
  </div>
  <div class="hex">
    <img
      src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/54323/rose-composites-flowers-spring-54323.jpeg"
      alt="Rose">
  </div>
  <div class="hex">
    <img
      src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/102104/pexels-photo-102104.jpeg"
      alt="Apple">
  </div>
  <div class="hex">
    <img
      src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/1343537/pexels-photo-1343537.jpeg"
      alt="Lemon">
  </div>
  <div class="hex">
    <img
      src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/3686216/pexels-photo-3686216.jpeg"
      alt="Flower">
  </div>
</section>
<button data-action="pause">Pause</button>