Enable Bootstrap columns to dynamically adjust their width based on available space within a row

Upon running the code below and hovering over the rendered elements, you may notice an empty space between the left and middle elements:

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<div class="container">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-sm-3" id="left">
      <div class="row">
        <div class="col-sm-1">1</div>
        <div class="col-sm-1">2</div>
        <div class="col-sm-1">3</div>
      </div>    
    </div>
    <div class="col-sm-6" id="middle">get me lefter, to the unoccupied space</div>
    <div class="col-sm-3" id="right"></div>
  </div>
</div>

In the image linked below (in purple is the empty space), the issue is visualized:

https://i.sstatic.net/XLkAF.png

Would it be feasible to incorporate CSS that instructs the left element to allow the middle element to utilize the vacant space, if any exists?
Additionally, does Bootstrap provide any pre-existing CSS solutions for this?

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Answer №1

One possible reason could be the specified column size (col-sm-3) you have chosen.

To address this without restructuring the HTML, consider changing the #left div's class to col-sm-auto. This will ensure that #left only takes up the necessary space, eliminating any unused space and allowing #middle to utilize the previously empty area.

<link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap/5.0.2/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap/5.1.3/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>

<div class="container">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-sm-auto" id="left">
      <div class="row">
        <div class="col-sm-auto">1</div>
        <div class="col-sm-auto">2</div>
        <div class="col-sm-auto">3</div>
      </div>    
    </div>
    <div class="col-sm-6" id="middle">get me lefter, to the unoccupied space</div>
    <div class="col-sm-3" id="right"></div>
  </div>
</div>

Make sure to use the col-sm-auto class on items 1, 2, and 3. Encourage them to use the required width instead of specifying a fixed column size out of 12 to avoid unnecessary empty space.

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