Angular: How to display mat cards from left to right only

Issue

I am building an Angular application that involves in using a lot of card components. Is there a way to show mat cards from left to right ONLY? Right now, new mat cards are placed at the bottom of the existing ones when it runs out of space. How do I make it so that it appends to right of the existing ones? Any help would be appreciated

This is what the HTML file looks like

<div class="page-container">
  <div class="chains">
    <mat-card class="example-card">
      <mat-card-header>
        <div mat-card-avatar class="example-header-image"></div>
        <mat-card-title>Shiba Inu</mat-card-title>
        <mat-card-subtitle>Dog Breed</mat-card-subtitle>
      </mat-card-header>
      <img mat-card-image src="https://material.angular.io/assets/img/examples/shiba2.jpg" alt="Photo of a Shiba Inu">
      <mat-card-content>
        <p>
          The Shiba Inu is the smallest of the six original and distinct spitz breeds of dog from Japan.
          A small, agile dog that copes very well with mountainous terrain, the Shiba Inu was originally
          bred for hunting.
        </p>
      </mat-card-content>
      <mat-card-actions>
        <button mat-button>LIKE</button>
        <button mat-button>SHARE</button>
      </mat-card-actions>
    </mat-card>

    <mat-card class="example-card">
      <mat-card-header>
        <div mat-card-avatar class="example-header-image"></div>
        <mat-card-title>Shiba Inu</mat-card-title>
        <mat-card-subtitle>Dog Breed</mat-card-subtitle>
      </mat-card-header>
      <img mat-card-image src="https://material.angular.io/assets/img/examples/shiba2.jpg" alt="Photo of a Shiba Inu">
      <mat-card-content>
        <p>
          The Shiba Inu is the smallest of the six original and distinct spitz breeds of dog from Japan.
          A small, agile dog that copes very well with mountainous terrain, the Shiba Inu was originally
          bred for hunting.
        </p>
      </mat-card-content>
      <mat-card-actions>
        <button mat-button>LIKE</button>
        <button mat-button>SHARE</button>
      </mat-card-actions>
    </mat-card>

    <mat-card class="example-card">
      <mat-card-header>
        <div mat-card-avatar class="example-header-image"></div>
        <mat-card-title>Shiba Inu</mat-card-title>
        <mat-card-subtitle>Dog Breed</mat-card-subtitle>
      </mat-card-header>
      <img mat-card-image src="https://material.angular.io/assets/img/examples/shiba2.jpg" alt="Photo of a Shiba Inu">
      <mat-card-content>
        <p>
          The Shiba Inu is the smallest of the six original and distinct spitz breeds of dog from Japan.
          A small, agile dog that copes very well with mountainous terrain, the Shiba Inu was originally
          bred for hunting.
        </p>
      </mat-card-content>
      <mat-card-actions>
        <button mat-button>LIKE</button>
        <button mat-button>SHARE</button>
      </mat-card-actions>
    </mat-card>

    <mat-card class="example-card">
      <mat-card-header>
        <div mat-card-avatar class="example-header-image"></div>
        <mat-card-title>Shiba Inu</mat-card-title>
        <mat-card-subtitle>Dog Breed</mat-card-subtitle>
      </mat-card-header>
      <img mat-card-image src="https://material.angular.io/assets/img/examples/shiba2.jpg" alt="Photo of a Shiba Inu">
      <mat-card-content>
        <p>
          The Shiba Inu is the smallest of the six original and distinct spitz breeds of dog from Japan.
          A small, agile dog that copes very well with mountainous terrain, the Shiba Inu was originally
          bred for hunting.
        </p>
      </mat-card-content>
      <mat-card-actions>
        <button mat-button>LIKE</button>
        <button mat-button>SHARE</button>
      </mat-card-actions>
    </mat-card>

    <mat-card class="example-card">
      <mat-card-header>
        <div mat-card-avatar class="example-header-image"></div>
        <mat-card-title>Shiba Inu</mat-card-title>
        <mat-card-subtitle>Dog Breed</mat-card-subtitle>
      </mat-card-header>
      <img mat-card-image src="https://material.angular.io/assets/img/examples/shiba2.jpg" alt="Photo of a Shiba Inu">
      <mat-card-content>
        <p>
          The Shiba Inu is the smallest of the six original and distinct spitz breeds of dog from Japan.
          A small, agile dog that copes very well with mountainous terrain, the Shiba Inu was originally
          bred for hunting.
        </p>
      </mat-card-content>
      <mat-card-actions>
        <button mat-button>LIKE</button>
        <button mat-button>SHARE</button>
      </mat-card-actions>
    </mat-card>

    <mat-card class="example-card">
      <mat-card-header>
        <div mat-card-avatar class="example-header-image"></div>
        <mat-card-title>Shiba Inu</mat-card-title>
        <mat-card-subtitle>Dog Breed</mat-card-subtitle>
      </mat-card-header>
      <img mat-card-image src="https://material.angular.io/assets/img/examples/shiba2.jpg" alt="Photo of a Shiba Inu">
      <mat-card-content>
        <p>
          The Shiba Inu is the smallest of the six original and distinct spitz breeds of dog from Japan.
          A small, agile dog that copes very well with mountainous terrain, the Shiba Inu was originally
          bred for hunting.
        </p>
      </mat-card-content>
      <mat-card-actions>
        <button mat-button>LIKE</button>
        <button mat-button>SHARE</button>
      </mat-card-actions>
    </mat-card>
  </div>
  <p>Other Stuff</p>
</div>

SCSS:

.page-container {
  width: 100%;
}

.chains {
  width: 100%;
  display: block;
  overflow-x: scroll;
}

.chains mat-card {
  display: inline-block;
}

mat-card {
  width: 20%;
  height: 20%;
  margin: 30px;
}

What it looks like:

Solution

Give the parent div overflow, flex to row and specify child width.

<div style="width: 100%; display:flex; flex-direction: row; overflow: auto;">
   <div style="min-width: 300px">
       <mat-card class="example-card"></mat-card>
   </div>
   <div style="min-width: 300px">
       <mat-card class="example-card"></mat-card>
   </div>
   <div style="min-width: 300px">
       <mat-card class="example-card"></mat-card>
   </div>
   <div style="min-width: 300px">
       <mat-card class="example-card"></mat-card>
   </div>
   ...
</div>

Here is a working example: https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-ngmra3?file=src%2Fapp%2Fcard-fancy-example.html

Answered By - Joosep.P