How to remove border form elements in the last row?












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My layout is something like this (I'm typing a simplified version with inline styles instead of classes)






.qa {
border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}

<div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
</div>





This basically renders something like this:



enter image description here



My questions is:



How do I get rid of the border in the last row?










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  • I think nth-last-child would be able to help you css-tricks.com/almanac/selectors/n/nth-last-child

    – Funk Doc
    2 hours ago











  • Yes I was thinking along the same lines but that only targets the bottom right div. I need it to target both last row divs

    – supersan
    2 hours ago






  • 4





    Just add: .qa:nth-last-child(-n+2) { border: 0; }

    – bea
    2 hours ago






  • 2





    @bea: your's is the right answer! Put it as an answer and you'll get upvoted

    – enxaneta
    1 hour ago
















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My layout is something like this (I'm typing a simplified version with inline styles instead of classes)






.qa {
border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}

<div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
</div>





This basically renders something like this:



enter image description here



My questions is:



How do I get rid of the border in the last row?










share|improve this question

























  • I think nth-last-child would be able to help you css-tricks.com/almanac/selectors/n/nth-last-child

    – Funk Doc
    2 hours ago











  • Yes I was thinking along the same lines but that only targets the bottom right div. I need it to target both last row divs

    – supersan
    2 hours ago






  • 4





    Just add: .qa:nth-last-child(-n+2) { border: 0; }

    – bea
    2 hours ago






  • 2





    @bea: your's is the right answer! Put it as an answer and you'll get upvoted

    – enxaneta
    1 hour ago














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My layout is something like this (I'm typing a simplified version with inline styles instead of classes)






.qa {
border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}

<div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
</div>





This basically renders something like this:



enter image description here



My questions is:



How do I get rid of the border in the last row?










share|improve this question
















My layout is something like this (I'm typing a simplified version with inline styles instead of classes)






.qa {
border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}

<div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
</div>





This basically renders something like this:



enter image description here



My questions is:



How do I get rid of the border in the last row?






.qa {
border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}

<div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
</div>





.qa {
border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}

<div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
<div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>
</div>






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  • I think nth-last-child would be able to help you css-tricks.com/almanac/selectors/n/nth-last-child

    – Funk Doc
    2 hours ago











  • Yes I was thinking along the same lines but that only targets the bottom right div. I need it to target both last row divs

    – supersan
    2 hours ago






  • 4





    Just add: .qa:nth-last-child(-n+2) { border: 0; }

    – bea
    2 hours ago






  • 2





    @bea: your's is the right answer! Put it as an answer and you'll get upvoted

    – enxaneta
    1 hour ago



















  • I think nth-last-child would be able to help you css-tricks.com/almanac/selectors/n/nth-last-child

    – Funk Doc
    2 hours ago











  • Yes I was thinking along the same lines but that only targets the bottom right div. I need it to target both last row divs

    – supersan
    2 hours ago






  • 4





    Just add: .qa:nth-last-child(-n+2) { border: 0; }

    – bea
    2 hours ago






  • 2





    @bea: your's is the right answer! Put it as an answer and you'll get upvoted

    – enxaneta
    1 hour ago

















I think nth-last-child would be able to help you css-tricks.com/almanac/selectors/n/nth-last-child

– Funk Doc
2 hours ago





I think nth-last-child would be able to help you css-tricks.com/almanac/selectors/n/nth-last-child

– Funk Doc
2 hours ago













Yes I was thinking along the same lines but that only targets the bottom right div. I need it to target both last row divs

– supersan
2 hours ago





Yes I was thinking along the same lines but that only targets the bottom right div. I need it to target both last row divs

– supersan
2 hours ago




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Just add: .qa:nth-last-child(-n+2) { border: 0; }

– bea
2 hours ago





Just add: .qa:nth-last-child(-n+2) { border: 0; }

– bea
2 hours ago




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@bea: your's is the right answer! Put it as an answer and you'll get upvoted

– enxaneta
1 hour ago





@bea: your's is the right answer! Put it as an answer and you'll get upvoted

– enxaneta
1 hour ago












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1: Use Another CSS class



We can create another CSS class which removes any styling form an existence element



.no-border {
border-bottom: none;
}


Then add this class to the html element e.g.



  <div class="qa no-border" style="width:50%;">
<div>Question</div>
<div>Answer</div>
</div>


2: Use CSS pseudo selector




.qa:last-child {
border-bottom: none;
}

.qa:nth-last-child(2) {
border-bottom: none;
}





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  • they are called pseudo classes (developer.mozilla.org/fr/docs/Web/CSS/Pseudo-classes)

    – Temani Afif
    1 hour ago











  • Yes, good catch Temani! Thanks

    – KhaledMohamedP
    1 hour ago











  • never realized it would always be the last and second last element. the layout makes it look like it's the 3rd element and 6th element. thanks

    – supersan
    1 hour ago



















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judging by your layout, the items are numbered:



  [1]  [2]
[3] [4]
[5] [6]


now, you can either:




  • remove border-bottom from 5th & 6th items


.qa {
border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}

.qa:nth-of-type(5),
.qa:nth-of-type(6) {
border-bottom: none;
}



  • add border-bottom to 1st-4th items:


.qa:nth-of-type(n+5) {
border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}



  • do similar math but for adding border-top




you can also flip the flex direction to make it more "reasonable" but also requires a fixed height (needed for wrapping, see here):



.container {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
flex-wrap: wrap;
}


which numbers items in a different orientation:



  [1]  [4]
[2] [5]
[3] [6]


now you reomove border-bottom on every 3rd item:



.qa {
border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}

.qa:nth-of-type(3n) {
border-bottom: none;
}




there are more complex fixes as well. for instance, you can group items in rows and apply border on row based selectors. This will be closest to what you really intended in the first place:



.row .qa {
border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}

.row:last-of-type .qa {
border-bottom: none;
}





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    Don't think about it as border-bottom.



    Think about it as border-top and exclude the first two elements.



    So instead of this:



    .qa { border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; }


    Try this:



    .qa + .qa + .qa { border-top: 1px solid #ccc; }





    .qa + .qa + .qa {
    border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
    }

    <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    </div>





    The next-sibling combinator (+) targets an element that is immediately preceded by another element, and both share the same parent.



    So .qa + .qa would target only .qa elements that are preceded by one .qa element.



    .qa + .qa + .qa targets only .qa elements that are preceded by two .qa elements.





    Alternatively, you can try this:



    .qa:nth-child(n + 3) { border-top: 1px solid #ccc; }





    .qa:nth-child(n + 3) {
    border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
    }

    <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>


    </div>








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    • Your first solution is absolutely unreadable. Your second option I like.

      – Raz0rwire
      1 hour ago











    • @Raz0rwire, what don't you understand?

      – Michael_B
      1 hour ago











    • @Micheal_B Understanding it now is not the problem, looking at the code 6 months from now could introduce some head scratching. Maybe I was being a little dramatic..

      – Raz0rwire
      1 hour ago



















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    You can add a negative bottom margin to your elements then hide the overflow. This will hide the unwanted borders.






    .qa {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
    margin-bottom:-1px;
    margin-top:1px; /*to rectify the bottom margin, we can also consider padding-bottom*/

    /*irrelevant styles*/
    padding: 5px;
    margin-left:5px;
    margin-right:5px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    flex:1 1 40%;
    }

    .wrapper {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    flex-direction: row;
    overflow:hidden;
    }

    <div class="wrapper">
    <div class="qa">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa">
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
    </div>
    </div>





    This trick should work even if the number of element in a row is different from 2:






    .qa {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
    margin-bottom:-1px;
    margin-top:1px;


    /*irrelevant styles*/
    padding: 5px;
    margin-left:5px;
    margin-right:5px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    flex:1 1 20%;
    }

    .wrapper {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    flex-direction: row;
    overflow:hidden;
    }

    <div class="wrapper">
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
    </div>
    </div>





    It will also work with a reponsive layout where the number of columns can change on small screens:






    .qa {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
    margin-bottom:-1px;
    margin-top:1px;


    /*irrelevant styles*/
    padding: 5px;
    margin-left:5px;
    margin-right:5px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    flex:1 1 20%;
    }

    .wrapper {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    flex-direction: row;
    overflow:hidden;
    }

    @media all and (max-width:800px) {
    .qa {
    flex:1 1 30%;
    }
    }

    @media all and (max-width:400px) {
    .qa {
    flex:1 1 40%;
    }
    }

    <div class="wrapper">
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer</div>
    </div>
    <div class="qa" >
    <div>Question</div>
    <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
    </div>
    </div>








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      This is great out of the box thinking! and it covers both flex row and columns. That's why I love SO, you get to learn so much! thanks

      – supersan
      58 mins ago











    • @supersan yes exactly ;) it will cover all the different configuration and more important the responsive part as I am sure that your layout will change to one column for example on small screens.

      – Temani Afif
      34 mins ago



















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    If you can add a :after pseudo Element in parent container of .qa (make sure your parent container is set to position: relative; or position: absolute;)



    Css for .qa parent element



    {
    content: "";
    position: relative;
    bottom: 0;
    left:0;
    right:0;
    height: /* set this to your (bottom padding of container + bottom margin of .qa box + border width) */
    background: #fff; /* match this with your parent element background colour*/
    }





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      You could use border-top and remove the first two with the :nth-child CSS selector. Like this:






      .qa {
      border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
      }

      .qa:nth-child(-n+2) {
      border-top: none;
      }

      <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
      <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
      <div>Question</div>
      <div>Answer</div>
      </div>
      <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
      <div>Question</div>
      <div>Answer</div>
      </div>
      <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
      <div>Question</div>
      <div>Answer</div>
      </div>
      <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
      <div>Question</div>
      <div>Answer</div>
      </div>
      <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
      <div>Question</div>
      <div>Answer</div>
      </div>
      <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
      <div>Question</div>
      <div>Answer</div>
      </div>
      <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
      <div>Question</div>
      <div>Answer</div>
      </div>
      <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
      <div>Question</div>
      <div>Answer</div>
      </div>
      <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
      <div>Question</div>
      <div>Answer</div>
      </div>
      <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
      <div>Question</div>
      <div>Answer</div>
      </div>
      </div>








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        1: Use Another CSS class



        We can create another CSS class which removes any styling form an existence element



        .no-border {
        border-bottom: none;
        }


        Then add this class to the html element e.g.



          <div class="qa no-border" style="width:50%;">
        <div>Question</div>
        <div>Answer</div>
        </div>


        2: Use CSS pseudo selector




        .qa:last-child {
        border-bottom: none;
        }

        .qa:nth-last-child(2) {
        border-bottom: none;
        }





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        • they are called pseudo classes (developer.mozilla.org/fr/docs/Web/CSS/Pseudo-classes)

          – Temani Afif
          1 hour ago











        • Yes, good catch Temani! Thanks

          – KhaledMohamedP
          1 hour ago











        • never realized it would always be the last and second last element. the layout makes it look like it's the 3rd element and 6th element. thanks

          – supersan
          1 hour ago
















        3














        1: Use Another CSS class



        We can create another CSS class which removes any styling form an existence element



        .no-border {
        border-bottom: none;
        }


        Then add this class to the html element e.g.



          <div class="qa no-border" style="width:50%;">
        <div>Question</div>
        <div>Answer</div>
        </div>


        2: Use CSS pseudo selector




        .qa:last-child {
        border-bottom: none;
        }

        .qa:nth-last-child(2) {
        border-bottom: none;
        }





        share|improve this answer


























        • they are called pseudo classes (developer.mozilla.org/fr/docs/Web/CSS/Pseudo-classes)

          – Temani Afif
          1 hour ago











        • Yes, good catch Temani! Thanks

          – KhaledMohamedP
          1 hour ago











        • never realized it would always be the last and second last element. the layout makes it look like it's the 3rd element and 6th element. thanks

          – supersan
          1 hour ago














        3












        3








        3







        1: Use Another CSS class



        We can create another CSS class which removes any styling form an existence element



        .no-border {
        border-bottom: none;
        }


        Then add this class to the html element e.g.



          <div class="qa no-border" style="width:50%;">
        <div>Question</div>
        <div>Answer</div>
        </div>


        2: Use CSS pseudo selector




        .qa:last-child {
        border-bottom: none;
        }

        .qa:nth-last-child(2) {
        border-bottom: none;
        }





        share|improve this answer















        1: Use Another CSS class



        We can create another CSS class which removes any styling form an existence element



        .no-border {
        border-bottom: none;
        }


        Then add this class to the html element e.g.



          <div class="qa no-border" style="width:50%;">
        <div>Question</div>
        <div>Answer</div>
        </div>


        2: Use CSS pseudo selector




        .qa:last-child {
        border-bottom: none;
        }

        .qa:nth-last-child(2) {
        border-bottom: none;
        }






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        edited 1 hour ago









        Temani Afif

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        answered 1 hour ago









        KhaledMohamedPKhaledMohamedP

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        2,29021720













        • they are called pseudo classes (developer.mozilla.org/fr/docs/Web/CSS/Pseudo-classes)

          – Temani Afif
          1 hour ago











        • Yes, good catch Temani! Thanks

          – KhaledMohamedP
          1 hour ago











        • never realized it would always be the last and second last element. the layout makes it look like it's the 3rd element and 6th element. thanks

          – supersan
          1 hour ago



















        • they are called pseudo classes (developer.mozilla.org/fr/docs/Web/CSS/Pseudo-classes)

          – Temani Afif
          1 hour ago











        • Yes, good catch Temani! Thanks

          – KhaledMohamedP
          1 hour ago











        • never realized it would always be the last and second last element. the layout makes it look like it's the 3rd element and 6th element. thanks

          – supersan
          1 hour ago

















        they are called pseudo classes (developer.mozilla.org/fr/docs/Web/CSS/Pseudo-classes)

        – Temani Afif
        1 hour ago





        they are called pseudo classes (developer.mozilla.org/fr/docs/Web/CSS/Pseudo-classes)

        – Temani Afif
        1 hour ago













        Yes, good catch Temani! Thanks

        – KhaledMohamedP
        1 hour ago





        Yes, good catch Temani! Thanks

        – KhaledMohamedP
        1 hour ago













        never realized it would always be the last and second last element. the layout makes it look like it's the 3rd element and 6th element. thanks

        – supersan
        1 hour ago





        never realized it would always be the last and second last element. the layout makes it look like it's the 3rd element and 6th element. thanks

        – supersan
        1 hour ago













        3














        judging by your layout, the items are numbered:



          [1]  [2]
        [3] [4]
        [5] [6]


        now, you can either:




        • remove border-bottom from 5th & 6th items


        .qa {
        border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
        }

        .qa:nth-of-type(5),
        .qa:nth-of-type(6) {
        border-bottom: none;
        }



        • add border-bottom to 1st-4th items:


        .qa:nth-of-type(n+5) {
        border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
        }



        • do similar math but for adding border-top




        you can also flip the flex direction to make it more "reasonable" but also requires a fixed height (needed for wrapping, see here):



        .container {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        }


        which numbers items in a different orientation:



          [1]  [4]
        [2] [5]
        [3] [6]


        now you reomove border-bottom on every 3rd item:



        .qa {
        border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
        }

        .qa:nth-of-type(3n) {
        border-bottom: none;
        }




        there are more complex fixes as well. for instance, you can group items in rows and apply border on row based selectors. This will be closest to what you really intended in the first place:



        .row .qa {
        border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
        }

        .row:last-of-type .qa {
        border-bottom: none;
        }





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          3














          judging by your layout, the items are numbered:



            [1]  [2]
          [3] [4]
          [5] [6]


          now, you can either:




          • remove border-bottom from 5th & 6th items


          .qa {
          border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
          }

          .qa:nth-of-type(5),
          .qa:nth-of-type(6) {
          border-bottom: none;
          }



          • add border-bottom to 1st-4th items:


          .qa:nth-of-type(n+5) {
          border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
          }



          • do similar math but for adding border-top




          you can also flip the flex direction to make it more "reasonable" but also requires a fixed height (needed for wrapping, see here):



          .container {
          display: flex;
          flex-direction: column;
          flex-wrap: wrap;
          }


          which numbers items in a different orientation:



            [1]  [4]
          [2] [5]
          [3] [6]


          now you reomove border-bottom on every 3rd item:



          .qa {
          border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
          }

          .qa:nth-of-type(3n) {
          border-bottom: none;
          }




          there are more complex fixes as well. for instance, you can group items in rows and apply border on row based selectors. This will be closest to what you really intended in the first place:



          .row .qa {
          border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
          }

          .row:last-of-type .qa {
          border-bottom: none;
          }





          share|improve this answer


























            3












            3








            3







            judging by your layout, the items are numbered:



              [1]  [2]
            [3] [4]
            [5] [6]


            now, you can either:




            • remove border-bottom from 5th & 6th items


            .qa {
            border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
            }

            .qa:nth-of-type(5),
            .qa:nth-of-type(6) {
            border-bottom: none;
            }



            • add border-bottom to 1st-4th items:


            .qa:nth-of-type(n+5) {
            border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
            }



            • do similar math but for adding border-top




            you can also flip the flex direction to make it more "reasonable" but also requires a fixed height (needed for wrapping, see here):



            .container {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            }


            which numbers items in a different orientation:



              [1]  [4]
            [2] [5]
            [3] [6]


            now you reomove border-bottom on every 3rd item:



            .qa {
            border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
            }

            .qa:nth-of-type(3n) {
            border-bottom: none;
            }




            there are more complex fixes as well. for instance, you can group items in rows and apply border on row based selectors. This will be closest to what you really intended in the first place:



            .row .qa {
            border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
            }

            .row:last-of-type .qa {
            border-bottom: none;
            }





            share|improve this answer













            judging by your layout, the items are numbered:



              [1]  [2]
            [3] [4]
            [5] [6]


            now, you can either:




            • remove border-bottom from 5th & 6th items


            .qa {
            border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
            }

            .qa:nth-of-type(5),
            .qa:nth-of-type(6) {
            border-bottom: none;
            }



            • add border-bottom to 1st-4th items:


            .qa:nth-of-type(n+5) {
            border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
            }



            • do similar math but for adding border-top




            you can also flip the flex direction to make it more "reasonable" but also requires a fixed height (needed for wrapping, see here):



            .container {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            }


            which numbers items in a different orientation:



              [1]  [4]
            [2] [5]
            [3] [6]


            now you reomove border-bottom on every 3rd item:



            .qa {
            border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
            }

            .qa:nth-of-type(3n) {
            border-bottom: none;
            }




            there are more complex fixes as well. for instance, you can group items in rows and apply border on row based selectors. This will be closest to what you really intended in the first place:



            .row .qa {
            border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
            }

            .row:last-of-type .qa {
            border-bottom: none;
            }






            share|improve this answer












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            answered 1 hour ago









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                1














                Don't think about it as border-bottom.



                Think about it as border-top and exclude the first two elements.



                So instead of this:



                .qa { border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; }


                Try this:



                .qa + .qa + .qa { border-top: 1px solid #ccc; }





                .qa + .qa + .qa {
                border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                }

                <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                The next-sibling combinator (+) targets an element that is immediately preceded by another element, and both share the same parent.



                So .qa + .qa would target only .qa elements that are preceded by one .qa element.



                .qa + .qa + .qa targets only .qa elements that are preceded by two .qa elements.





                Alternatively, you can try this:



                .qa:nth-child(n + 3) { border-top: 1px solid #ccc; }





                .qa:nth-child(n + 3) {
                border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                }

                <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>


                </div>








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                • Your first solution is absolutely unreadable. Your second option I like.

                  – Raz0rwire
                  1 hour ago











                • @Raz0rwire, what don't you understand?

                  – Michael_B
                  1 hour ago











                • @Micheal_B Understanding it now is not the problem, looking at the code 6 months from now could introduce some head scratching. Maybe I was being a little dramatic..

                  – Raz0rwire
                  1 hour ago
















                1














                Don't think about it as border-bottom.



                Think about it as border-top and exclude the first two elements.



                So instead of this:



                .qa { border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; }


                Try this:



                .qa + .qa + .qa { border-top: 1px solid #ccc; }





                .qa + .qa + .qa {
                border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                }

                <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                The next-sibling combinator (+) targets an element that is immediately preceded by another element, and both share the same parent.



                So .qa + .qa would target only .qa elements that are preceded by one .qa element.



                .qa + .qa + .qa targets only .qa elements that are preceded by two .qa elements.





                Alternatively, you can try this:



                .qa:nth-child(n + 3) { border-top: 1px solid #ccc; }





                .qa:nth-child(n + 3) {
                border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                }

                <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>


                </div>








                share|improve this answer


























                • Your first solution is absolutely unreadable. Your second option I like.

                  – Raz0rwire
                  1 hour ago











                • @Raz0rwire, what don't you understand?

                  – Michael_B
                  1 hour ago











                • @Micheal_B Understanding it now is not the problem, looking at the code 6 months from now could introduce some head scratching. Maybe I was being a little dramatic..

                  – Raz0rwire
                  1 hour ago














                1












                1








                1







                Don't think about it as border-bottom.



                Think about it as border-top and exclude the first two elements.



                So instead of this:



                .qa { border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; }


                Try this:



                .qa + .qa + .qa { border-top: 1px solid #ccc; }





                .qa + .qa + .qa {
                border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                }

                <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                The next-sibling combinator (+) targets an element that is immediately preceded by another element, and both share the same parent.



                So .qa + .qa would target only .qa elements that are preceded by one .qa element.



                .qa + .qa + .qa targets only .qa elements that are preceded by two .qa elements.





                Alternatively, you can try this:



                .qa:nth-child(n + 3) { border-top: 1px solid #ccc; }





                .qa:nth-child(n + 3) {
                border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                }

                <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>


                </div>








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                Don't think about it as border-bottom.



                Think about it as border-top and exclude the first two elements.



                So instead of this:



                .qa { border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; }


                Try this:



                .qa + .qa + .qa { border-top: 1px solid #ccc; }





                .qa + .qa + .qa {
                border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                }

                <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                The next-sibling combinator (+) targets an element that is immediately preceded by another element, and both share the same parent.



                So .qa + .qa would target only .qa elements that are preceded by one .qa element.



                .qa + .qa + .qa targets only .qa elements that are preceded by two .qa elements.





                Alternatively, you can try this:



                .qa:nth-child(n + 3) { border-top: 1px solid #ccc; }





                .qa:nth-child(n + 3) {
                border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                }

                <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>


                </div>








                .qa + .qa + .qa {
                border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                }

                <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                .qa + .qa + .qa {
                border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                }

                <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                .qa:nth-child(n + 3) {
                border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                }

                <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>


                </div>





                .qa:nth-child(n + 3) {
                border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                }

                <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>


                </div>






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                • Your first solution is absolutely unreadable. Your second option I like.

                  – Raz0rwire
                  1 hour ago











                • @Raz0rwire, what don't you understand?

                  – Michael_B
                  1 hour ago











                • @Micheal_B Understanding it now is not the problem, looking at the code 6 months from now could introduce some head scratching. Maybe I was being a little dramatic..

                  – Raz0rwire
                  1 hour ago



















                • Your first solution is absolutely unreadable. Your second option I like.

                  – Raz0rwire
                  1 hour ago











                • @Raz0rwire, what don't you understand?

                  – Michael_B
                  1 hour ago











                • @Micheal_B Understanding it now is not the problem, looking at the code 6 months from now could introduce some head scratching. Maybe I was being a little dramatic..

                  – Raz0rwire
                  1 hour ago

















                Your first solution is absolutely unreadable. Your second option I like.

                – Raz0rwire
                1 hour ago





                Your first solution is absolutely unreadable. Your second option I like.

                – Raz0rwire
                1 hour ago













                @Raz0rwire, what don't you understand?

                – Michael_B
                1 hour ago





                @Raz0rwire, what don't you understand?

                – Michael_B
                1 hour ago













                @Micheal_B Understanding it now is not the problem, looking at the code 6 months from now could introduce some head scratching. Maybe I was being a little dramatic..

                – Raz0rwire
                1 hour ago





                @Micheal_B Understanding it now is not the problem, looking at the code 6 months from now could introduce some head scratching. Maybe I was being a little dramatic..

                – Raz0rwire
                1 hour ago











                1














                You can add a negative bottom margin to your elements then hide the overflow. This will hide the unwanted borders.






                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px; /*to rectify the bottom margin, we can also consider padding-bottom*/

                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 40%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                This trick should work even if the number of element in a row is different from 2:






                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px;


                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 20%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                It will also work with a reponsive layout where the number of columns can change on small screens:






                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px;


                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 20%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                @media all and (max-width:800px) {
                .qa {
                flex:1 1 30%;
                }
                }

                @media all and (max-width:400px) {
                .qa {
                flex:1 1 40%;
                }
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>








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                  This is great out of the box thinking! and it covers both flex row and columns. That's why I love SO, you get to learn so much! thanks

                  – supersan
                  58 mins ago











                • @supersan yes exactly ;) it will cover all the different configuration and more important the responsive part as I am sure that your layout will change to one column for example on small screens.

                  – Temani Afif
                  34 mins ago
















                1














                You can add a negative bottom margin to your elements then hide the overflow. This will hide the unwanted borders.






                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px; /*to rectify the bottom margin, we can also consider padding-bottom*/

                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 40%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                This trick should work even if the number of element in a row is different from 2:






                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px;


                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 20%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                It will also work with a reponsive layout where the number of columns can change on small screens:






                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px;


                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 20%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                @media all and (max-width:800px) {
                .qa {
                flex:1 1 30%;
                }
                }

                @media all and (max-width:400px) {
                .qa {
                flex:1 1 40%;
                }
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>








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                • 1





                  This is great out of the box thinking! and it covers both flex row and columns. That's why I love SO, you get to learn so much! thanks

                  – supersan
                  58 mins ago











                • @supersan yes exactly ;) it will cover all the different configuration and more important the responsive part as I am sure that your layout will change to one column for example on small screens.

                  – Temani Afif
                  34 mins ago














                1












                1








                1







                You can add a negative bottom margin to your elements then hide the overflow. This will hide the unwanted borders.






                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px; /*to rectify the bottom margin, we can also consider padding-bottom*/

                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 40%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                This trick should work even if the number of element in a row is different from 2:






                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px;


                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 20%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                It will also work with a reponsive layout where the number of columns can change on small screens:






                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px;


                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 20%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                @media all and (max-width:800px) {
                .qa {
                flex:1 1 30%;
                }
                }

                @media all and (max-width:400px) {
                .qa {
                flex:1 1 40%;
                }
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>








                share|improve this answer















                You can add a negative bottom margin to your elements then hide the overflow. This will hide the unwanted borders.






                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px; /*to rectify the bottom margin, we can also consider padding-bottom*/

                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 40%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                This trick should work even if the number of element in a row is different from 2:






                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px;


                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 20%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                It will also work with a reponsive layout where the number of columns can change on small screens:






                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px;


                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 20%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                @media all and (max-width:800px) {
                .qa {
                flex:1 1 30%;
                }
                }

                @media all and (max-width:400px) {
                .qa {
                flex:1 1 40%;
                }
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>








                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px; /*to rectify the bottom margin, we can also consider padding-bottom*/

                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 40%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px; /*to rectify the bottom margin, we can also consider padding-bottom*/

                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 40%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa">
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br>Answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px;


                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 20%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px;


                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 20%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px;


                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 20%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                @media all and (max-width:800px) {
                .qa {
                flex:1 1 30%;
                }
                }

                @media all and (max-width:400px) {
                .qa {
                flex:1 1 40%;
                }
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>





                .qa {
                border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
                margin-bottom:-1px;
                margin-top:1px;


                /*irrelevant styles*/
                padding: 5px;
                margin-left:5px;
                margin-right:5px;
                box-sizing: border-box;
                flex:1 1 20%;
                }

                .wrapper {
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                flex-direction: row;
                overflow:hidden;
                }

                @media all and (max-width:800px) {
                .qa {
                flex:1 1 30%;
                }
                }

                @media all and (max-width:400px) {
                .qa {
                flex:1 1 40%;
                }
                }

                <div class="wrapper">
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer</div>
                </div>
                <div class="qa" >
                <div>Question</div>
                <div>Answer<br> answer</div>
                </div>
                </div>






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                answered 1 hour ago









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                  This is great out of the box thinking! and it covers both flex row and columns. That's why I love SO, you get to learn so much! thanks

                  – supersan
                  58 mins ago











                • @supersan yes exactly ;) it will cover all the different configuration and more important the responsive part as I am sure that your layout will change to one column for example on small screens.

                  – Temani Afif
                  34 mins ago














                • 1





                  This is great out of the box thinking! and it covers both flex row and columns. That's why I love SO, you get to learn so much! thanks

                  – supersan
                  58 mins ago











                • @supersan yes exactly ;) it will cover all the different configuration and more important the responsive part as I am sure that your layout will change to one column for example on small screens.

                  – Temani Afif
                  34 mins ago








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                1





                This is great out of the box thinking! and it covers both flex row and columns. That's why I love SO, you get to learn so much! thanks

                – supersan
                58 mins ago





                This is great out of the box thinking! and it covers both flex row and columns. That's why I love SO, you get to learn so much! thanks

                – supersan
                58 mins ago













                @supersan yes exactly ;) it will cover all the different configuration and more important the responsive part as I am sure that your layout will change to one column for example on small screens.

                – Temani Afif
                34 mins ago





                @supersan yes exactly ;) it will cover all the different configuration and more important the responsive part as I am sure that your layout will change to one column for example on small screens.

                – Temani Afif
                34 mins ago











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                If you can add a :after pseudo Element in parent container of .qa (make sure your parent container is set to position: relative; or position: absolute;)



                Css for .qa parent element



                {
                content: "";
                position: relative;
                bottom: 0;
                left:0;
                right:0;
                height: /* set this to your (bottom padding of container + bottom margin of .qa box + border width) */
                background: #fff; /* match this with your parent element background colour*/
                }





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                  If you can add a :after pseudo Element in parent container of .qa (make sure your parent container is set to position: relative; or position: absolute;)



                  Css for .qa parent element



                  {
                  content: "";
                  position: relative;
                  bottom: 0;
                  left:0;
                  right:0;
                  height: /* set this to your (bottom padding of container + bottom margin of .qa box + border width) */
                  background: #fff; /* match this with your parent element background colour*/
                  }





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                    If you can add a :after pseudo Element in parent container of .qa (make sure your parent container is set to position: relative; or position: absolute;)



                    Css for .qa parent element



                    {
                    content: "";
                    position: relative;
                    bottom: 0;
                    left:0;
                    right:0;
                    height: /* set this to your (bottom padding of container + bottom margin of .qa box + border width) */
                    background: #fff; /* match this with your parent element background colour*/
                    }





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                    If you can add a :after pseudo Element in parent container of .qa (make sure your parent container is set to position: relative; or position: absolute;)



                    Css for .qa parent element



                    {
                    content: "";
                    position: relative;
                    bottom: 0;
                    left:0;
                    right:0;
                    height: /* set this to your (bottom padding of container + bottom margin of .qa box + border width) */
                    background: #fff; /* match this with your parent element background colour*/
                    }






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                        You could use border-top and remove the first two with the :nth-child CSS selector. Like this:






                        .qa {
                        border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                        }

                        .qa:nth-child(-n+2) {
                        border-top: none;
                        }

                        <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                        <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                        <div>Question</div>
                        <div>Answer</div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                        <div>Question</div>
                        <div>Answer</div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                        <div>Question</div>
                        <div>Answer</div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                        <div>Question</div>
                        <div>Answer</div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                        <div>Question</div>
                        <div>Answer</div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                        <div>Question</div>
                        <div>Answer</div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                        <div>Question</div>
                        <div>Answer</div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                        <div>Question</div>
                        <div>Answer</div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                        <div>Question</div>
                        <div>Answer</div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                        <div>Question</div>
                        <div>Answer</div>
                        </div>
                        </div>








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                          You could use border-top and remove the first two with the :nth-child CSS selector. Like this:






                          .qa {
                          border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                          }

                          .qa:nth-child(-n+2) {
                          border-top: none;
                          }

                          <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                          <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                          <div>Question</div>
                          <div>Answer</div>
                          </div>
                          <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                          <div>Question</div>
                          <div>Answer</div>
                          </div>
                          <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                          <div>Question</div>
                          <div>Answer</div>
                          </div>
                          <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                          <div>Question</div>
                          <div>Answer</div>
                          </div>
                          <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                          <div>Question</div>
                          <div>Answer</div>
                          </div>
                          <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                          <div>Question</div>
                          <div>Answer</div>
                          </div>
                          <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                          <div>Question</div>
                          <div>Answer</div>
                          </div>
                          <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                          <div>Question</div>
                          <div>Answer</div>
                          </div>
                          <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                          <div>Question</div>
                          <div>Answer</div>
                          </div>
                          <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                          <div>Question</div>
                          <div>Answer</div>
                          </div>
                          </div>








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                            You could use border-top and remove the first two with the :nth-child CSS selector. Like this:






                            .qa {
                            border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                            }

                            .qa:nth-child(-n+2) {
                            border-top: none;
                            }

                            <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            </div>








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                            You could use border-top and remove the first two with the :nth-child CSS selector. Like this:






                            .qa {
                            border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                            }

                            .qa:nth-child(-n+2) {
                            border-top: none;
                            }

                            <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            </div>








                            .qa {
                            border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                            }

                            .qa:nth-child(-n+2) {
                            border-top: none;
                            }

                            <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            </div>





                            .qa {
                            border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
                            }

                            .qa:nth-child(-n+2) {
                            border-top: none;
                            }

                            <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row">
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
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                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
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                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="qa" style="width:50%;">
                            <div>Question</div>
                            <div>Answer</div>
                            </div>
                            </div>






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