How can I make a card deck with fixed-width cards?

Question

I want to make a responsive card deck using Bootstrap 4 fixed-width cards. Here I have posted the code below, but it's not responsive. Why?

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-Gn5384xqQ1aoWXA+058RXPxPg6fy4IWvTNh0E263XmFcJlSAwiGgFAW/dAiS6JXm" crossorigin="anonymous">

<div class="card-deck">
<div class="card col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-6" style="max-width: 12rem;">
    <div class="card-body">
        <h4 class="card-title">Title 1</h4>
        <p>Small text here</p>
        <small class="text-muted">3 mins ago</small>
    </div>
</div>
<div class="card col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-6" style="max-width: 12rem;">
    <div class="card-body">
        <h4 class="card-title">Title 2</h4>
        <p>Small text here</p>
        <small class="text-muted">3 mins ago</small>
    </div>
</div>
<div class="card col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-6" style="max-width: 12rem;">
    <div class="card-body">
        <h4 class="card-title">Title 3</h4>
        <p>Small text here</p>
        <small class="text-muted">3 mins ago</small>
    </div>
</div>
<div class="card col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-6" style="max-width: 12rem;">
    <div class="card-body">
        <h4 class="card-title">Title 4</h4>
        <p>Small text here</p>
        <small class="text-muted">3 mins ago</small>
    </div>
</div>

It's not responsive as not breaking one by one, when decreasing the view port — Devon Ravihansa, Feb 05 '18 at 12:53

score 36 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 20 '20 at 14:25

For a Bootstrap 4 card deck with fixed-width cards, do this:

Put each card into a column with the classes col-auto mb-3 (auto-width column + margin-bottom with three units).

To center them, add the justify-content-center class to the row.

Here's a working code snippet (click "run code snippet" below and expand to full page):

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-Gn5384xqQ1aoWXA+058RXPxPg6fy4IWvTNh0E263XmFcJlSAwiGgFAW/dAiS6JXm" crossorigin="anonymous">

<div class="container-fluid mt-4">
    <div class="row justify-content-center">
        <div class="col-auto mb-3">
            <div class="card" style="width: 18rem;">
                <div class="card-body">
                    <h5 class="card-title">Card title</h5>
                    <h6 class="card-subtitle mb-2 text-muted">Card subtitle</h6>
                    <p class="card-text">Some quick example text to build on the card title and make up the bulk of the card's content.</p>
                    <a href="#" class="card-link">Card link</a>
                    <a href="#" class="card-link">Another link</a>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="col-auto mb-3">
            <div class="card" style="width: 18rem;">
                <div class="card-body">
                    <h5 class="card-title">Card title</h5>
                    <h6 class="card-subtitle mb-2 text-muted">Card subtitle</h6>
                    <p class="card-text">Some quick example text to build on the card title and make up the bulk of the card's content.</p>
                    <a href="#" class="card-link">Card link</a>
                    <a href="#" class="card-link">Another link</a>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="col-auto mb-3">
            <div class="card" style="width: 18rem;">
                <div class="card-body">
                    <h5 class="card-title">Card title</h5>
                    <h6 class="card-subtitle mb-2 text-muted">Card subtitle</h6>
                    <p class="card-text">Some quick example text to build on the card title and make up the bulk of the card's content.</p>
                    <a href="#" class="card-link">Card link</a>
                    <a href="#" class="card-link">Another link</a>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="col-auto mb-3">
            <div class="card" style="width: 18rem;">
                <div class="card-body">
                    <h5 class="card-title">Card title</h5>
                    <h6 class="card-subtitle mb-2 text-muted">Card subtitle</h6>
                    <p class="card-text">Some quick example text to build on the card title and make up the bulk of the card's content.</p>
                    <a href="#" class="card-link">Card link</a>
                    <a href="#" class="card-link">Another link</a>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="col-auto mb-3">
            <div class="card" style="width: 18rem;">
                <div class="card-body">
                    <h5 class="card-title">Card title</h5>
                    <h6 class="card-subtitle mb-2 text-muted">Card subtitle</h6>
                    <p class="card-text">Some quick example text to build on the card title and make up the bulk of the card's content.</p>
                    <a href="#" class="card-link">Card link</a>
                    <a href="#" class="card-link">Another link</a>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="col-auto mb-3">
            <div class="card" style="width: 18rem;">
                <div class="card-body">
                    <h5 class="card-title">Card title</h5>
                    <h6 class="card-subtitle mb-2 text-muted">Card subtitle</h6>
                    <p class="card-text">Some quick example text to build on the card title and make up the bulk of the card's content.</p>
                    <a href="#" class="card-link">Card link</a>
                    <a href="#" class="card-link">Another link</a>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="col-auto mb-3">
            <div class="card" style="width: 18rem;">
                <div class="card-body">
                    <h5 class="card-title">Card title</h5>
                    <h6 class="card-subtitle mb-2 text-muted">Card subtitle</h6>
                    <p class="card-text">Some quick example text to build on the card title and make up the bulk of the card's content.</p>
                    <a href="#" class="card-link">Card link</a>
                    <a href="#" class="card-link">Another link</a>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

The problem with this is that cards will have different heights. — , Jan 19 '19 at 13:32
@ethmz This can be fixed by adding the class `h-100` to the card. Great answer, exactly what I was looking for! — Rick de Graaf, Sep 04 '19 at 19:47

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 20 '20 at 14:27

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In here it is mentioned, these layout options are not yet responsive. So I have found a simple solution. Change the parent <div class="card-deck">...</div> to <div class="row">...</div>.

edited Apr 20 '20 at 14:27

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answered Feb 05 '18 at 13:50

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score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 20 '20 at 14:29

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Deck makes cards equal height.

Adding a row-deleting deck was correct. Adding col-lg-3 col-md-2 col-sm-12 will give a four-cards desktop, etc. down to one on a phone.

Set the height using the height of the largest number so an "OK" looks straight.

edited Apr 20 '20 at 14:29

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answered Oct 09 '19 at 02:07

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