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HTML

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://npmcdn.com/isotope-layout@3/dist/isotope.pkgd.js"></script>
<div id="sorts" class="button-group">  <button class="button is-checked" data-sort-by="original-order">original order</button>
  <button class="button" data-sort-by="name">name</button>
  <button class="button" data-sort-by="symbol">symbol</button>
  <button class="button" data-sort-by="number">number</button>
  <button class="button" data-sort-by="weight">weight</button>
  <button class="button" data-sort-by="category">category</button>
</div>

<div class="grid">
  <div class="element-item transition metal " data-category="transition">
    <h3 class="name">Mercury<br>Mercury<br>Mercury<br>Mercury</h3>
    <p class="symbol">Hg</p>
    <p class="number">80</p>
    <p class="weight">200.59</p>
    <img src="https://bestquestmsk.ru/assets/cache/images/quest3-438x619-883.jpg" alt="">
  </div>
  <div class="element-item metalloid " data-category="metalloid">
    <h3 class="name">Tellurium</h3>
    <p class="symbol">Te</p>
    <p class="number">52</p>
    <p class="weight">127.6</p>
    <img src="https://bestquestmsk.ru/assets/cache/images/quest3-438x619-883.jpg" alt="">
  </div>
  <div class="element-item post-transition metal " data-category="post-transition">
    <h3 class="name">Bismuth</h3>
    <p class="symbol">Bi</p>
    <p class="number">83</p>
    <p class="weight">208.980</p>
    <img src="https://bestquestmsk.ru/assets/cache/images/quest3-438x619-883.jpg" alt="">
  </div>
  <div class="element-item post-transition metal " data-category="post-transition">
    <h3 class="name">Lead</h3>
    <p class="symbol">Pb</p>
    <p class="number">82</p>
    <p class="weight">207.2</p>
    <img src="https://bestquestmsk.ru/assets/cache/images/quest3-438x619-883.jpg" alt="">
  </div>
  <div class="element-item transition metal " data-category="transition">
    <h3 class="name">Gold</h3>
    <p...

CSS

/* Нужное для понимания */
.grid {
  display: flex;
  flex-flow: row wrap;
}

.element-item {
  flex: 0 0;
  width: calc(20% - 10px);
  margin: 0 0 10px 0;
  position: relative;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1200px) {
  .element-item {
    width: calc(25% - 10px);
  }
}

@media (min-width: 400px) and (max-width: 767px) {
  .element-item {
    width: calc(33.333% - 10px);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 399px) {
  .element-item {
    width: calc(50% - 10px);
  }
}

.element-item:before {
  /* формирователь соотношения сторон + задает габариты, которые будет считать Isotope */
  content: "";
  padding-bottom: 141.3242%; /* процентное соотношение сторон картинок */
  display: block;
}

.element-item img {
  /* картинка на абсолюте, как видишь */
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.element-item p,
.element-item h3 {
  /* скрываем тексты внутри, он для сотрировки нужен только */
  display: none;
}








/* стили кнопок. Это не нужно для понимания */

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

body {
  font-family: sans-serif;
}

/* ---- button ---- */

.button {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.5em 1.0em;
  background: #EEE;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 7px;
  background-image: linear-gradient( to bottom, hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0), hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.2) );
  color: #222;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  text-shadow: 0 1px white;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.button:hover {
  background-color: #8CF;
  text-shadow: 0 1px hsla(0, 0%, 100%, 0.5);
  color: #222;
}

.button:active,
.button.is-checked {
  background-color: #28F;
}

.button.is-checked {
  color: white;
  text-shadow: 0 -1px hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.8);
}

.button:active {
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 10px hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.8);
}

/* ---- button-group ---- */

.button-group {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.button-group:after {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  clear: both;
}

.button-group .button {
  float: left;
  border-radius: 0;
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right:...

JavaScript

// external js: isotope.pkgd.js


// init Isotope
var $grid = $('.grid').isotope({
  itemSelector: '.element-item',
  layoutMode: 'fitRows',
  percentPosition: true,
fitRows: {
  gutter: 10
},
  getSortData: {
    name: '.name',
    symbol: '.symbol',
    number: '.number parseInt',
    category: '[data-category]',
    weight: function( itemElem ) {
      var weight = $( itemElem ).find('.weight').text();
      return parseFloat( weight.replace( /[\(\)]/g, '') );
    }
  }
});






// filter functions
var filterFns = {
  // show if number is greater than 50
  numberGreaterThan50: function() {
    var number = $(this).find('.number').text();
    return parseInt( number, 10 ) > 50;
  },
  // show if name ends with -ium
  ium: function() {
    var name = $(this).find('.name').text();
    return name.match( /ium$/ );
  }
};

// bind filter button click
$('#filters').on( 'click', 'button', function() {
  var filterValue = $( this ).attr('data-filter');
  // use filterFn if matches value
  filterValue = filterFns[ filterValue ] || filterValue;
  $grid.isotope({ filter: filterValue });
});

// bind sort button click
$('#sorts').on( 'click', 'button', function() {
  var sortByValue = $(this).attr('data-sort-by');
  $grid.isotope({ sortBy: sortByValue });
});

// change is-checked class on buttons
$('.button-group').each( function( i, buttonGroup ) {
  var $buttonGroup = $( buttonGroup );
  $buttonGroup.on( 'click', 'button', function() {
    $buttonGroup.find('.is-checked').removeClass('is-checked');
    $( this ).addClass('is-checked');
  });
});