JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by godfrzero

HTML

<ul class="honeycomb">
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
</ul>

CSS

.honeycomb {
    list-style-type: none;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    width: 950px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.honeycomb li {
    width: 100px;
    height: 174px;
    margin: 1px 25px;
    background: white;
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
}

.honeycomb li:nth-child(even) {
    top: -90px;
}

.honeycomb li:before {
    top: 0;
    width: 0;
    height: 0;
    left: -50px;
    content: ' ';
    position: absolute;
    display: inline-block;
    
    border-left: none;
    border-right: solid 50px white;
    border-top: solid 87px transparent;
    border-bottom: solid 87px transparent;
}

.honeycomb li:after {
    top: 0;
    width: 0;
    height: 0;
    right: -50px;
    content: ' ';
    position: absolute;
    display: inline-block;
    
    border-right: none;
    border-left: solid 50px white;
    border-top: solid 87px transparent;
    border-bottom: solid 87px transparent;
}

.honeycomb li:nth-child(odd) {
    margin-top: -87px;
}