Today we’re going to learn how to create a Pinterest-style list (Masonry List) using React with the MUI library.

An unordered list like Pinterest’s allows us to see all the elements on the screen in a list format. In this example, we’ll create Material Design cards.
First, we need to install the MUI lab library:
npm install @mui/lab @mui/material --save
Once installed, let’s create a component called MasonryList.tsx
Returns only the HTML translated, without any added.
// components/ArticleList.tsx
import React from 'react';
import { Box, styled } from '@mui/material';
import Masonry from '@mui/lab/Masonry';
import Paper from '@mui/material/Paper';
const heights = [200, 100, 40, 24, 233, 33, 59, 400, 150, 290, 90, 250, 300, 150, 180];
const Item = styled(Paper)(({ theme }) => ({
backgroundColor: theme.palette.mode === 'dark' ? '#1A2027' : '#fff',
...theme.typography.body2,
padding: theme.spacing(0.5),
textAlign: 'center',
color: theme.palette.text.secondary,
}));
const MasonryList: React.FC<ArticleListProps> = ({ }) => {
return (
<Box sx={{ width: 500, minHeight: 393 }}>
<Masonry columns={4} spacing={2}>
{heights.map((height, index) => (
<Item key={index} sx={{ height }}>
{index + 1}
</Item>
))}
</Masonry>
</Box>
);
};
export default MasonryList;
Use:
<MasonryList />
And this is the result:

Now we can customize it with any Item element we create (for example, a Card with images or whatever we want).
