How to display 3 items per row in flexbox?

Solution 1:

Flex container:

  • You probably want to use display: flex not inline-flex.
  • Add flex-wrap: wrap to allow wrapping onto multiple lines.
  • Remove width: 33% if you wish it to take entire space avaiable.

For 3 items per row, add on the flex items:

  • flex-basis: 33.333333%
  • You can also use the flex's shorthand like the following: flex: 0 0 33.333333% => which also means flex-basis: 33.333333%.

.serv ul {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding-left: 0;
}

.serv ul li {
  list-style: none;
  flex: 0 0 33.333333%;
}
<div class="serv">
  <ul>
    <li>1</li>
    <li>2</li>
    <li>3</li>
    <li>4</li>
    <li>5</li>
    <li>6</li>
  </ul>
</div>

Solution 2:

I had this same issue, but the selected correct answer did not work cause the my child items needed to have a fix width so here is my solution to show X items of fix width on DISPLAY: FLEX.

// Flex item width required: 215px
// Flex item margin 20px on each side: 215px + 20 + 20 = 255px
// I needed 3(your item per row) so: 255px * 3
// Then to (100% of parent-flex minus 255 * 3) / 2 padding on each side
// So it stays in the center.
padding: 40px calc((100% - (255px * 3)) / 2);

*, *::before, *::after {
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.parent-flex {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  background-color: tomato;
  padding: 40px calc((100% - (255px * 3)) / 2);
}

.flex-item {
   height: 100px;
   flex: 0 0 215px;
   margin: 1em 20px;
   border: 2px blue solid;
}
<div class="parent-flex">
  <div class="flex-item"></div>
  <div class="flex-item"></div>
  <div class="flex-item"></div>
  <div class="flex-item"></div>
  <div class="flex-item"></div>
  <div class="flex-item"></div>
  <div class="flex-item"></div>
  <div class="flex-item"></div>
  <div class="flex-item"></div>
  <div class="flex-item"></div>
</div>

Solution 3:

body {
  margin: 0px;
}
.parent {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
}
.flex-item{
   /* 
   All you need to do this play with this number (343) according to aviable width and item width 
   Formula: (ParentWidth / 3) - margin (ParentWidth divide by 3 subtracte by margin[if you want e.g in my case i set 10] )
   
   Stackoverflow Run Code Snippet width = 633.82px (not sure)
   Margin = 10px
   
   */
   flex: 0 0 192px; /* play with this number */
   background: red;
   margin: 10px;
}
<div class="parent">
  <div class="flex-item">1</div>
  <div class="flex-item">2</div>
  <div class="flex-item">3</div>
  <div class="flex-item">4</div>
  <div class="flex-item">5</div>
  <div class="flex-item">6</div>
  <div class="flex-item">7</div>
  <div class="flex-item">8</div>
  <div class="flex-item">9</div>
  <div class="flex-item">10</div>
</div>