Multiple instances of a square gradient

Question

How are square gradients repeated?

In the code provided, I made a square gradient 8 different ways.

To be able to repeat a square gradient, which of those codes would I be using?
And how would it be done?

This is 1 square, how would I have this square repeat itself more than one time?

That is what I am trying to do.

Repeat like this:

.container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  margin: auto;
  width: 530px;
  height: 530px;
}


.box1 {
  height: 170px;
  width: 170px;
  margin: 0 5px 5px 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(teal, teal) center / 10px 10px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(black, black) center / 20px 20px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(orange, orange) center / 30px 30px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(black, black) center / 40px 40px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(teal, teal) center / 50px 50px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(black, black) center / 60px 60px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(orange, orange) center / 70px 70px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(black, black) center / 80px 80px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(teal, teal) center / 90px 90px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(black, black) center / 100px 100px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(orange, orange) center / 110px 110px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(black, black) center / 120px 120px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(teal, teal) center / 130px 130px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(black, black) center / 140px 140px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(orange, orange) center / 150px 150px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(black, black) center / 160px 160px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(teal, teal) center / 170px 170px no-repeat;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

.box2 {
  width: 170px;
  height: 170px;
  margin: 0 5px 5px 5px;
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 0 5px teal, inset 0 0 0 10px black,
    inset 0 0 0 15px orange, inset 0 0 0 20px black, inset 0 0 0 25px teal,
    inset 0 0 0 30px black, inset 0 0 0 35px orange, inset 0 0 0 40px black,
    inset 0 0 0 45px teal, inset 0 0 0 50px black, inset 0 0 0 55px orange,
    inset 0 0 0 60px black, inset 0 0 0 65px teal, inset 0 0 0 70px black,
    inset 0 0 0 75px orange, inset 0 0 0 80px black, inset 0 0 0 85px teal;
}

.box3 {
  width: 170px;
  height: 170px;
  margin: 0 0 5px 5px;
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 0 5px teal, inset 0 0 0 10px black,
    inset 0 0 0 15px orange, inset 0 0 0 20px black, inset 0 0 0 25px teal,
    inset 0 0 0 30px black, inset 0 0 0 35px orange, inset 0 0 0 40px black,
    inset 0 0 0 45px teal, inset 0 0 0 50px black, inset 0 0 0 55px orange,
    inset 0 0 0 60px black, inset 0 0 0 65px teal, inset 0 0 0 70px black,
    inset 0 0 0 75px orange, inset 0 0 0 80px black, inset 0 0 0 85px teal;
}

.box4 {
    height: 170px;
  width: 170px;
  margin: 5px 5px 5px 0;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(teal 0 5px, black 0 10px, orange 0 15px, black 0 20px);
  background-size: 100% 50%;
}

.box4::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  padding-top: 100%;
  background: inherit;
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 0 100%, 100% 100%);
  transform: rotate(90deg);
}

.box5 {
   height: 170px;
  width: 170px;
  margin: 5px 5px 5px 5px;
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, teal 0 5px, black 0 10px, orange 0 15px, black 0 20px) top,
    repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, teal 0 5px, black 0 10px, orange 0 15px, black 0 20px) bottom;
  background-size: 100% 50%;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

.box5::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  padding-top: 100%;
  background: inherit;
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 0 100%, 100% 100%);
  transform: rotate(90deg);
}

.box6 {
  width: 170px;
  height: 170px;
  margin: 5px 0 0 5px;
}

.box7 {
  width: 170px;
  height: 170px;
  margin: 5px 5px 0 0;
}

.color1 {
  border: 5px solid teal;
}

.color2 {
  border: 5px solid black;
}

.color3 {
  border: 5px solid orange;
}

.color4 {
  border: 5px solid black;
}

.color5 {
  border: 5px solid teal;
}

.color6 {
  border: 5px solid black;
}

.color7 {
  border: 5px solid orange;
}

.color8 {
  border: 5px solid black;
}

.color9 {
  border: 5px solid teal;
}

.color10 {
  border: 5px solid black;
}

.color11 {
  border: 5px solid orange;
}

.color12 {
  border: 5px solid black;
}

.color13 {
  border: 5px solid teal;
}

.color14 {
  border: 5px solid black;
}

.color15 {
  border: 5px solid orange;
}

.color16 {
  border: 5px solid black;
}

.color17 {
  border: 5px solid teal;
}

.box8 {
  width: 0;
  margin: 90px 90px 90px 90px;
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 5px teal, 0 0 0 10px black, 0 0 0 15px orange,
    0 0 0 20px black, 0 0 0 25px teal, 0 0 0 30px black, 0 0 0 35px orange,
    0 0 0 40px black, 0 0 0 45px teal, 0 0 0 50px black, 0 0 0 55px orange,
    0 0 0 60px black, 0 0 0 65px teal, 0 0 0 70px black, 0 0 0 75px orange,
    0 0 0 80px black, 0 0 0 85px teal;
}

user_6127393 · Answer

Using the svg as the background-image would probably be the best way.

You can explicitly set background-repeat to your needs. The default value is repeat (see comments in the snippet CSS).

I would recommend separating the svg to it's own file and use the URL of that file.

It is also possible to use it inline in your CSS as follows:

.container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  margin: auto;
  width: 530px;
  height: 530px;
}

.bg-repeating-squares {
  /* Repeat a background image both vertically and horizontally (this is default): */
  background-repeat: repeat;
  /* Repeat a background image only vertically: */
  /*background-repeat: repeat-y;*/
  /* Repeat a background image only horizontally: */
  /*background-repeat: repeat-x;*/
  
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8, ");
}

(I did alter your graphic to add 5px of white to the top and left to account for the 5px margin you were using)

user_15107450 · Answer

You just have to create a single square, group it and apply use tag. Just like this:

Where set the start of the square on the svg cordinates system, xlink:href="#square-master" sets the link to the element to be cloned, in this case the grouped rectagles forming the gradient, which id is square-master, transform="translate(0,204)" sets the amount of pixels in both axis for each clone to be translated and, width="100%" height="100%" think there's no need to explain that one.

user_10179415 · Answer

If strictly follow the tags in the question and use only CSS, then the code will be like this:

.сoncentric-squares {
  width: 1160px; height: 665px;
  background-color: teal;
  background-image: 
    linear-gradient(to bottom, teal 5px, #0000 5px),
    linear-gradient(to right, teal 5px, #0000 5px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, black 10px, #0000 10px),
    linear-gradient(to left, black 5px, #0000 5px),
    linear-gradient(to top, black 5px, #0000 5px),
    linear-gradient(to right, black 10px, #0000 10px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, orange 15px, #0000 15px),
    linear-gradient(to left, orange 10px, #0000 10px),
    linear-gradient(to top, orange 10px, #0000 10px),
    linear-gradient(to right, orange 15px, #0000 15px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, black 20px, #0000 20px),
    linear-gradient(to left, black 15px, #0000 15px),
    linear-gradient(to top, black 15px, #0000 15px),
    linear-gradient(to right, black 20px, #0000 20px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, teal 25px, #0000 25px),
    linear-gradient(to left, teal 20px, #0000 20px),
    linear-gradient(to top, teal 20px, #0000 20px),
    linear-gradient(to right, teal 25px, #0000 25px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, black 30px, #0000 30px),
    linear-gradient(to left, black 25px, #0000 25px),
    linear-gradient(to top, black 25px, #0000 25px),
    linear-gradient(to right, black 30px, #0000 30px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, orange 35px, #0000 35px),
    linear-gradient(to left, orange 30px, #0000 30px),
    linear-gradient(to top, orange 30px, #0000 30px),
    linear-gradient(to right, orange 35px, #0000 35px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, black 40px, #0000 40px),
    linear-gradient(to left, black 35px, #0000 35px),
    linear-gradient(to top, black 35px, #0000 35px),
    linear-gradient(to right, black 40px, #0000 40px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, teal 45px, #0000 45px),
    linear-gradient(to left, teal 40px, #0000 40px),
    linear-gradient(to top, teal 40px, #0000 40px),
    linear-gradient(to right, teal 45px, #0000 45px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, black 50px, #0000 50px),
    linear-gradient(to left, black 45px, #0000 45px),
    linear-gradient(to top, black 45px, #0000 45px),
    linear-gradient(to right, black 50px, #0000 50px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, orange 55px, #0000 55px),
    linear-gradient(to left, orange 50px, #0000 50px),
    linear-gradient(to top, orange 50px, #0000 50px),
    linear-gradient(to right, orange 55px, #0000 55px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, black 60px, #0000 60px),
    linear-gradient(to left, black 55px, #0000 55px),
    linear-gradient(to top, black 55px, #0000 55px),
    linear-gradient(to right, black 60px, #0000 60px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, teal 65px, #0000 65px),
    linear-gradient(to left, teal 60px, #0000 60px),
    linear-gradient(to top, teal 60px, #0000 60px),
    linear-gradient(to right, teal 65px, #0000 65px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, black 70px, #0000 70px),
    linear-gradient(to left, black 65px, #0000 65px),
    linear-gradient(to top, black 65px, #0000 65px),
    linear-gradient(to right, black 70px, #0000 70px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, orange 75px, #0000 75px),
    linear-gradient(to left, orange 70px, #0000 70px),
    linear-gradient(to top, orange 70px, #0000 70px),
    linear-gradient(to right, orange 75px, #0000 75px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, black 80px, #0000 80px),
    linear-gradient(to left, black 75px, #0000 75px),
    linear-gradient(to top, black 75px, #0000 75px),
    linear-gradient(to right, black 80px, #0000 80px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, teal 85px, #0000 85px),
    linear-gradient(to left, teal 85px, #0000 85px);
  background-size: 165px 165px;
  /* background-position: 0 0; default */
  /* background-repeat: repeat; default */
}

body { margin: 0; min-height: 100vh; display: flex; flex-flow: column nowrap; justify-content: space-around; align-items: center; }

UPD: From comments:

To have 4 colors in the middle like this:

what would this part of the code be changed to?

.сoncentric-squares-with-center-multicolor {
  width: 1160px; height: 665px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(to bottom, teal 5px, #0000 5px),
    linear-gradient(to right, teal 5px, #0000 5px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, black 10px, #0000 10px),
    linear-gradient(to left, black 5px, #0000 5px),
    linear-gradient(to top, black 5px, #0000 5px),
    linear-gradient(to right, black 10px, #0000 10px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, orange 15px, #0000 15px),
    linear-gradient(to left, orange 10px, #0000 10px),
    linear-gradient(to top, orange 10px, #0000 10px),
    linear-gradient(to right, orange 15px, #0000 15px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, black 20px, #0000 20px),
    linear-gradient(to left, black 15px, #0000 15px),
    linear-gradient(to top, black 15px, #0000 15px),
    linear-gradient(to right, black 20px, #0000 20px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, teal 25px, #0000 25px),
    linear-gradient(to left, teal 20px, #0000 20px),
    linear-gradient(to top, teal 20px, #0000 20px),
    linear-gradient(to right, teal 25px, #0000 25px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, black 30px, #0000 30px),
    linear-gradient(to left, black 25px, #0000 25px),
    linear-gradient(to top, black 25px, #0000 25px),
    linear-gradient(to right, black 30px, #0000 30px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, orange 35px, #0000 35px),
    linear-gradient(to left, orange 30px, #0000 30px),
    linear-gradient(to top, orange 30px, #0000 30px),
    linear-gradient(to right, orange 35px, #0000 35px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, black 40px, #0000 40px),
    linear-gradient(to left, black 35px, #0000 35px),
    linear-gradient(to top, black 35px, #0000 35px),
    linear-gradient(to right, black 40px, #0000 40px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, teal 45px, #0000 45px),
    linear-gradient(to left, teal 40px, #0000 40px),
    linear-gradient(to top, teal 40px, #0000 40px),
    linear-gradient(to right, teal 45px, #0000 45px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, black 50px, #0000 50px),
    linear-gradient(to left, black 45px, #0000 45px),
    linear-gradient(to top, black 45px, #0000 45px),
    linear-gradient(to right, black 50px, #0000 50px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, orange 55px, #0000 55px),
    linear-gradient(to left, orange 50px, #0000 50px),
    linear-gradient(to top, orange 50px, #0000 50px),
    linear-gradient(to right, orange 55px, #0000 55px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, black 60px, #0000 60px),
    linear-gradient(to left, black 55px, #0000 55px),
    linear-gradient(to top, black 55px, #0000 55px),
    linear-gradient(to right, black 60px, #0000 60px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, teal 65px, #0000 65px),
    linear-gradient(to left, teal 60px, #0000 60px),
    linear-gradient(to top, teal 60px, #0000 60px),
    linear-gradient(to right, teal 65px, #0000 65px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, black 70px, #0000 70px),
    linear-gradient(to left, black 65px, #0000 65px),
    linear-gradient(to top, black 65px, #0000 65px),
    linear-gradient(to right, black 70px, #0000 70px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, orange 75px, #0000 75px),
    linear-gradient(to left, orange 70px, #0000 70px),
    linear-gradient(to top, orange 70px, #0000 70px),
    linear-gradient(to right, orange 75px, #0000 75px),
    
    linear-gradient(to bottom, black 80px, #0000 80px),
    linear-gradient(to left, black 75px, #0000 75px),
    linear-gradient(to top, black 75px, #0000 75px),
    linear-gradient(to right, black 80px, #0000 80px),
    
    /* For the latest browsers: */
    conic-gradient(at 85px 85px, #3f48cc 0deg 90deg, #f00 90deg 180deg, #ff0 180deg 270deg, #99D9EA 270deg 360deg),
    /* or browsers that do not support conic-gradient: */
    left 85px top 85px / 165px 165px linear-gradient(45deg, #3f48cc 0px 59px, #0000 59px 175px, #ff0 175px 233px),     
    left 85px top 85px / 165px 165px linear-gradient(-45deg, #99D9EA 0px 60px, #0000 60px 175px, #f00 175px 233px),    
    left 60px top 60px / 82px 82px linear-gradient(-135deg, #3f48cc 0px 60px, #0000 60px 175px, #ff0 175px 233px),    
    left 60px top 60px / 82px 82px linear-gradient(135deg, #f00 0px 61px, #0000 61px 175px, #99d9ea 175px 233px);
  background-size: 165px 165px;
  /* background-position: 0 0; default */
  /* background-repeat: repeat; default */
}

body { margin: 0; min-height: 100vh; display: flex; flex-flow: column nowrap; justify-content: space-around; align-items: center; }

Multiple instances of a square gradient

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