Overlapping/overlaying multiple inline images

Question

I have a list of images I\'m trying to overlap so that they look similar to this:

My code:

Answer 1

You can use flex and reverse order then no need z-index:

.avatars {
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-direction: row-reverse;
}

.avatar {
  position: relative;
  border: 4px solid #fff;
  border-radius: 50%;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 100px;
}

.avatar:not(:last-child) {
  margin-left: -60px;
}

.avatar img {
  width: 100%;
  display: block;
}

Here is another idea with scale:

.avatars {
  display: inline-block;
  transform: scale(-1, 1);
}

.avatar {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  border: 4px solid #fff;
  border-radius: 50%;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 100px;
}

.avatar:not(:first-child) {
  margin-left: -60px;
}

.avatar img {
  width: 100%;
  display: block;
  transform: scale(-1, 1);
}

Another idea using mask in case you want to keep the order of your images. This will also give you transparency between the images:

.avatar {
  display: inline-block;
  border-radius: 50%;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 100px;
}

.avatar:not(:first-child) {
  margin-left: -60px;
  -webkit-mask:radial-gradient(circle 55px at 5px 50%,transparent 99%,#fff 100%);
          mask:radial-gradient(circle 55px at 5px 50%,transparent 99%,#fff 100%);
}

.avatar img {
  width: 100%;
  display: block;
}

body {
  background:pink
}