Css, Wrap Element Tightly Around Unspecified Number Of Images

I have an element that displays images. This element needs to grow horizontally with the number of images. I do not know beforehand how many images there will be. My problem is tha

Solution 1:

Add display:inline-block to the container to shrink-to-fit, then add font-size:0 to collapse the surrounding whitespace: sample fiddle

Solution 2:

Set either display:inline-block or float:left on your outer div.

Float jsFiddle example

Inline-block jsFiddle example

Positioning them absolutely will also shrink wrap them but usually requires additional position rules (top, left, etc.).

Solution 3:

Use display: inline-block; on both the outer and inner elements. Do you need to enforce a max-width?

HTML

<div class="outer">
  <img src="http://www.bostonbakesforbreastcancer.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sun.jpg" class="inner" />
  <img src="http://www.bostonbakesforbreastcancer.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sun.jpg" class="inner" />
  <img src="http://www.bostonbakesforbreastcancer.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sun.jpg" class="inner" />
</div>

CSS

.outer{
  background: black;
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 10px 10px 5px 10px;
}
.inner {
  background: yellow;
  display: inline-block;
  width: 50px;
}

Fiddle fork.