让内联块元素占据所有白色 space

Getting inline block elements to take up all white space

我正在尝试将元素堆叠在一起。在我的情况下,我有不同高度的元素导致不需要的白色 space.

我正在寻找 6 和 7 个框向上移动,并在它们下面放置所有相应的元素。

.blockParent {
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    width: 90%;
    left: 5%;
}

.block {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    width: 500px;
    background-color: red;
    height: 200px;
    margin: 5px;
}

.smaller {
    height: 100px;
    vertical-align: top;
}

<div class="blockParent">
    <div class="block">
    </div>
    <div class="block">
    </div>
    <div class="block smaller">
    </div>
    <div class="block smaller">
    </div>
    <div class="block">
    </div>
    <div class="block">
    </div>
    <div class="block ">
    </div>
    <div class="block">
    </div>
    <div class="block">
    </div>

</div>

结果:

我认为 flexbox 可能是一个解决方案,但我没有使用 flexbox 的经验。 有任何想法吗?提前致谢!

.blockParent {
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    width: 90%;
      /* left: 5%; */
    margin: 0 auto;
}
.block {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-flex;
    width: 500px;
    background-color: red;
    height: 200px;
    margin: 5px;
}
<div class="blockParent">
    <div class="block">
    </div>
    <div class="block">
    </div>
    <div class="block smaller">
    </div>
    <div class="block smaller">
    </div>
    <div class="block">
    </div>
    <div class="block">
    </div>
    <div class="block ">
    </div>
    <div class="block">
    </div>
    <div class="block">
    </div>
</div>

https://s.codepen.io/fasiya656/debug/NOrNQN/XxkVwaPeaooM

Flexbox 并不是为了解决这个问题而设计的。您可以改用 CSS 多列。注意,显示顺序由水平变为垂直。

.blockParent {
  column-count: 3;
}

.block {
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: top;
  background-color: silver;
  width: 100%;
  height: 200px;
  margin: 5px;
}

.smaller {
  height: 100px;
}
<div class="blockParent">
  <div class="block"></div>
  <div class="block"></div>
  <div class="block smaller"></div>
  <div class="block smaller"></div>
  <div class="block"></div>
  <div class="block"></div>
  <div class="block "></div>
  <div class="block"></div>
  <div class="block"></div>
</div>