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RTL Card Grid

Responsive card grid that automatically flips layout between LTR and RTL using CSS logical properties with no JavaScript required.

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css

Targets: JS HTML

Code

/* ── Reset & Base ── */
*,
*::before,
*::after {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

:root {
  --bg-primary: #0a0a0a;
  --bg-card: #111111;
  --bg-tertiary: #1a1a1a;
  --border: #222222;
  --border-light: #333333;
  --text-primary: #f0f0f0;
  --text-secondary: #999999;
  --text-muted: #666666;
  --accent-blue: #3b82f6;
  --accent-green: #22c55e;
  --accent-amber: #f59e0b;
  --accent-red: #ef4444;
  --radius: 12px;
}

html {
  font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
  background: var(--bg-primary);
  color: var(--text-primary);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

body {
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding-block: 40px;
  padding-inline: 24px;
}

button {
  font: inherit;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: none;
  background: none;
  color: inherit;
}

/* ── Page ── */
.page {
  max-inline-size: 1200px;
  margin-inline: auto;
}

/* ── Toolbar ── */
.toolbar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-block-end: 32px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 16px;
}

.toolbar-start {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 12px;
}

.page-title {
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.item-count {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

.dir-toggle {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding-block: 8px;
  padding-inline: 16px;
  background: var(--bg-card);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 8px;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--accent-blue);
  transition: background 0.2s;
}

.dir-toggle:hover {
  background: var(--bg-tertiary);
}

/* ── Card Grid ── */
.card-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(280px, 1fr));
  gap: 20px;
}

/* ── Card ── */
.card {
  background: var(--bg-card);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: border-color 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
}

.card:hover {
  border-color: var(--border-light);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* Card image */
.card-image {
  position: relative;
}

.image-placeholder {
  block-size: 160px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.placeholder-icon {
  font-size: 3rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
}

.card-badge {
  position: absolute;
  inset-block-start: 12px;
  inset-inline-start: 12px;
  padding-block: 4px;
  padding-inline: 10px;
  background: var(--accent-blue);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  border-radius: 20px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.card-badge.hot {
  background: var(--accent-red);
}

/* Card body */
.card-body {
  padding-block: 16px;
  padding-inline: 18px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 10px;
}

.card-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.card-category {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--accent-blue);
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.card-rating {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--accent-amber);
}

.card-title {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.card-desc {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--text-secondary);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

/* Tags */
.card-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 6px;
}

.tag {
  padding-block: 3px;
  padding-inline: 10px;
  background: var(--bg-tertiary);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 20px;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: var(--text-secondary);
}

/* Card footer */
.card-footer {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-block-start: 4px;
  padding-block-start: 12px;
  border-block-start: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.card-price {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--text-primary);
}

.card-btn {
  padding-block: 6px;
  padding-inline: 14px;
  background: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.12);
  color: var(--accent-blue);
  border-radius: 6px;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  transition: background 0.2s;
}

.card-btn:hover {
  background: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.22);
}

/* Flip arrow direction in RTL */
[dir="rtl"] .card-btn {
  direction: ltr;
  unicode-bidi: bidi-override;
}

/* ── Responsive ── */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .card-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  body {
    padding-inline: 16px;
  }
}

(() => {
  const html = document.documentElement;
  const dirToggle = document.getElementById("dir-toggle");
  const dirLabel = document.getElementById("dir-label");

  dirToggle.addEventListener("click", () => {
    const isRtl = html.getAttribute("dir") === "rtl";
    const newDir = isRtl ? "ltr" : "rtl";
    html.setAttribute("dir", newDir);
    html.setAttribute("lang", isRtl ? "en" : "ar");
    dirLabel.textContent = newDir.toUpperCase();
  });
})();

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" dir="ltr">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8" />
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
  <title>RTL Card Grid</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
</head>
<body>

  <div class="page">

    <!-- Toolbar -->
    <div class="toolbar">
      <div class="toolbar-start">
        <h1 class="page-title">Product Catalog</h1>
        <span class="item-count">8 items</span>
      </div>
      <button class="dir-toggle" id="dir-toggle" type="button" aria-label="Toggle text direction">
        <span id="dir-label">LTR</span>
        <span class="dir-icon">&#8644;</span>
      </button>
    </div>

    <!-- Card Grid -->
    <div class="card-grid">

      <!-- Card 1 -->
      <article class="card">
        <div class="card-image">
          <div class="image-placeholder" style="background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b82f6, #8b5cf6)">
            <span class="placeholder-icon">&#9671;</span>
          </div>
          <span class="card-badge">New</span>
        </div>
        <div class="card-body">
          <div class="card-meta">
            <span class="card-category">Design Tools</span>
            <span class="card-rating">&#9733; 4.8</span>
          </div>
          <h2 class="card-title">Pixel Studio Pro</h2>
          <p class="card-desc">Professional design tool with real-time collaboration and an advanced vector editing engine.</p>
          <div class="card-tags">
            <span class="tag">Design</span>
            <span class="tag">Vector</span>
          </div>
          <div class="card-footer">
            <span class="card-price">$49/mo</span>
            <button class="card-btn">Get Started &#8594;</button>
          </div>
        </div>
      </article>

      <!-- Card 2 -->
      <article class="card">
        <div class="card-image">
          <div class="image-placeholder" style="background: linear-gradient(135deg, #22c55e, #14b8a6)">
            <span class="placeholder-icon">&#9670;</span>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="card-body">
          <div class="card-meta">
            <span class="card-category">Development</span>
            <span class="card-rating">&#9733; 4.9</span>
          </div>
          <h2 class="card-title">CodeForge IDE</h2>
          <p class="card-desc">Lightning-fast IDE with AI-powered code completion and integrated debugging tools.</p>
          <div class="card-tags">
            <span class="tag">IDE</span>
            <span class="tag">AI</span>
          </div>
          <div class="card-footer">
            <span class="card-price">Free</span>
            <button class="card-btn">Download &#8594;</button>
          </div>
        </div>
      </article>

      <!-- Card 3 -->
      <article class="card">
        <div class="card-image">
          <div class="image-placeholder" style="background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f59e0b, #ef4444)">
            <span class="placeholder-icon">&#9672;</span>
          </div>
          <span class="card-badge hot">Hot</span>
        </div>
        <div class="card-body">
          <div class="card-meta">
            <span class="card-category">Analytics</span>
            <span class="card-rating">&#9733; 4.7</span>
          </div>
          <h2 class="card-title">DataLens Analytics</h2>
          <p class="card-desc">Powerful analytics dashboard for real-time data visualization and business intelligence.</p>
          <div class="card-tags">
            <span class="tag">Analytics</span>
            <span class="tag">BI</span>
          </div>
          <div class="card-footer">
            <span class="card-price">$29/mo</span>
            <button class="card-btn">Try Free &#8594;</button>
          </div>
        </div>
      </article>

      <!-- Card 4 -->
      <article class="card">
        <div class="card-image">
          <div class="image-placeholder" style="background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b5cf6, #ec4899)">
            <span class="placeholder-icon">&#9674;</span>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="card-body">
          <div class="card-meta">
            <span class="card-category">Security</span>
            <span class="card-rating">&#9733; 4.6</span>
          </div>
          <h2 class="card-title">VaultGuard</h2>
          <p class="card-desc">Enterprise-grade password manager with zero-knowledge encryption and team sharing.</p>
          <div class="card-tags">
            <span class="tag">Security</span>
            <span class="tag">Encryption</span>
          </div>
          <div class="card-footer">
            <span class="card-price">$12/mo</span>
            <button class="card-btn">Secure Now &#8594;</button>
          </div>
        </div>
      </article>

      <!-- Card 5 -->
      <article class="card">
        <div class="card-image">
          <div class="image-placeholder" style="background: linear-gradient(135deg, #06b6d4, #3b82f6)">
            <span class="placeholder-icon">&#9675;</span>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="card-body">
          <div class="card-meta">
            <span class="card-category">Communication</span>
            <span class="card-rating">&#9733; 4.5</span>
          </div>
          <h2 class="card-title">TeamPulse Chat</h2>
          <p class="card-desc">Real-time messaging with channels, threads, and seamless video conferencing built in.</p>
          <div class="card-tags">
            <span class="tag">Chat</span>
            <span class="tag">Video</span>
          </div>
          <div class="card-footer">
            <span class="card-price">$8/mo</span>
            <button class="card-btn">Join Free &#8594;</button>
          </div>
        </div>
      </article>

      <!-- Card 6 -->
      <article class="card">
        <div class="card-image">
          <div class="image-placeholder" style="background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef4444, #f97316)">
            <span class="placeholder-icon">&#9673;</span>
          </div>
          <span class="card-badge">Sale</span>
        </div>
        <div class="card-body">
          <div class="card-meta">
            <span class="card-category">Productivity</span>
            <span class="card-rating">&#9733; 4.8</span>
          </div>
          <h2 class="card-title">FlowState Tasks</h2>
          <p class="card-desc">Elegant task manager with Kanban boards, time tracking, and smart workflow automation.</p>
          <div class="card-tags">
            <span class="tag">Tasks</span>
            <span class="tag">Kanban</span>
          </div>
          <div class="card-footer">
            <span class="card-price">$15/mo</span>
            <button class="card-btn">Start Free &#8594;</button>
          </div>
        </div>
      </article>

      <!-- Card 7 -->
      <article class="card">
        <div class="card-image">
          <div class="image-placeholder" style="background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a855f7, #6366f1)">
            <span class="placeholder-icon">&#9830;</span>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="card-body">
          <div class="card-meta">
            <span class="card-category">Cloud</span>
            <span class="card-rating">&#9733; 4.7</span>
          </div>
          <h2 class="card-title">NimbusSync</h2>
          <p class="card-desc">Secure cloud storage with automatic sync, file versioning, and end-to-end encryption.</p>
          <div class="card-tags">
            <span class="tag">Cloud</span>
            <span class="tag">Storage</span>
          </div>
          <div class="card-footer">
            <span class="card-price">$6/mo</span>
            <button class="card-btn">Upload Now &#8594;</button>
          </div>
        </div>
      </article>

      <!-- Card 8 -->
      <article class="card">
        <div class="card-image">
          <div class="image-placeholder" style="background: linear-gradient(135deg, #10b981, #84cc16)">
            <span class="placeholder-icon">&#9827;</span>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="card-body">
          <div class="card-meta">
            <span class="card-category">Automation</span>
            <span class="card-rating">&#9733; 4.9</span>
          </div>
          <h2 class="card-title">AutoPilot Workflows</h2>
          <p class="card-desc">No-code automation platform connecting 500+ apps with drag-and-drop workflow builder.</p>
          <div class="card-tags">
            <span class="tag">No-Code</span>
            <span class="tag">Automation</span>
          </div>
          <div class="card-footer">
            <span class="card-price">$25/mo</span>
            <button class="card-btn">Automate &#8594;</button>
          </div>
        </div>
      </article>

    </div>
  </div>

  <script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

A responsive card grid built with CSS logical properties that automatically mirrors its layout when switching between LTR and RTL directions, requiring only a direction toggle with no additional JavaScript logic.