JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Zer00ne Null

HTML

<div class="column">
  <div>
    Element 1
  </div>
  <div>
    Element 2
  </div>
  <div>
    Element 3
  </div>
  <div>
    Element 4
  </div>
  <div>
    Element 5
  </div>
</div>
<div class="column">
  <div>
    Element 1
  </div>
  <div id="fixed">
    Element 2
  </div>
  <div>
    Element 3
  </div>
  <div>
    Element 4
  </div>
  <div>
    Element 5
  </div>
</div>
<br>
<p>
  The space between Element 1 and Element 3 in the second column should be the same height as the other spaces.
</p>

CSS

.column {
  display: flex;
  flex-flow: column nowrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  height: 300px;
  float: left;
  margin: 10px;
  border: 3px solid black;
}

.column > div {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  width: 200px;
  height: 50px;
  background-color: red;
}

#fixed {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
}

.spacer {
  visibility: hidden;
}

br {
  clear: both;
}

JavaScript

var spacer = document.createElement('div');
var secondCol = document.querySelector('div.column:nth-of-type(2)');
spacer.classList.add('spacer');
secondCol.appendChild(spacer);