JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Bacher

HTML

<div class="container">
  <div class="wrapper">
    <ul class="list">
      <li class="item">item 1 dasd</li>
      <li class="item">item 2a</li>
      <li class="item">item 3</li>
      <li class="item">item 4</li>
      <li class="item">item 5 das a</li>
      <li class="item">item 6</li>
      <li class="item">item 7</li>
      <li class="item">item 8 asda</li>
      <li class="item">item 9</li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</div>

CSS

.container {
  width: 200px;
  padding: 20px;
}

.wrapper {
  overflow: hidden;
}

.list {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  list-style: none;

  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 0 24px;
  margin-left: -20px;
}

.item {
  position: relative;
  margin-left: 20px;
}

.item:before {
  content: "*";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: -10px;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}