[FIXED] How do I get Bootstrap to center content so items stay horizontally compact?

Issue

I have content that I want centered on the page. Inside a div I want items to stay close together (top image), but when the page is resized wider Bootstrap adds space (bottom image) - trying to put them on new column boundaries?

How do I get Bootstrap 5 to keep them compacted to center of page?

This:

Instead of this:

<div class="container text-center center-container">
    <div class="row">
        <div class="col">
            <div>
                image
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="col">
            Some texty bits
        </div>
        <div class="col">
            <div>
                image
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

Solution

You can use flexbox with Bootstrap's flex utility classes.

You can also use the col-{breakpoint}-auto class in grid to achieve variable width columns.

Solution and demos

https://codesandbox.io/s/bootstrap-flex-example-k7iyn3

With flex:

<link 
  href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css"
  rel="stylesheet"
  integrity="sha384-EVSTQN3/azprG1Anm3QDgpJLIm9Nao0Yz1ztcQTwFspd3yD65VohhpuuCOmLASjC"
  crossorigin="anonymous"
/>
<div class="d-flex justify-content-center">
  <div class="d-flex justify-content-center gap-4">
    <div>
      <img src='https://via.placeholder.com/150'>
    </div>
    <div class="p-4 bg-info">
      Some texty bits
    </div>
    <div>
      <img src='https://via.placeholder.com/150'>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

With grid:

<link 
  href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css"
  rel="stylesheet"
  integrity="sha384-EVSTQN3/azprG1Anm3QDgpJLIm9Nao0Yz1ztcQTwFspd3yD65VohhpuuCOmLASjC"
  crossorigin="anonymous"
/>
<div class="container">
  <div class="row gx-0 justify-content-sm-center gap-4">
    <div class="col col-sm-auto">
      <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/150" />
    </div>
    <div class="col-sm-auto p-4 bg-info">
      Some texty bits
    </div>
    <div class="col col-sm-auto">
      <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/150" />
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Answered By - abgregs

Answer Checked By - Terry (PHPFixing Volunteer)