CSS grid Property
Example
Make a three columns grid layout where the first row is 150px high:
.grid-container {
display: grid;
grid: 150px
/ auto auto auto;
}
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Definition and Usage
The grid property is a shorthand property for:
- grid-template-rows
- grid-template-columns
- grid-template-areas
- grid-auto-rows
- grid-auto-columns
- grid-auto-flow
| Default value: | none none none auto auto row |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | yes, see individual properties. Read about animatable Try it |
| Version: | CSS Grid Layout Module Level 1 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.grid="250px / auto auto auto" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grid | 57 | 16 | 52 | 10 | 44 |
CSS Syntax
grid: none|grid-template-rows /
grid-template-columns|grid-template-areas|grid-template-rows
/ [grid-auto-flow] grid-auto-columns|[grid-auto-flow] grid-auto-rows / grid-template-columns|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| none | Default value. No specific sizing of the columns or rows | |
| grid-template-rows / grid-template-columns | Specifies the size(s) of the columns and rows | Demo ❯ |
| grid-template-areas | Specifies the grid layout using named items | Demo ❯ |
| grid-template-rows / grid-auto-columns | Specifies the size (height) of the rows, and the auto size of the columns | |
| grid-auto-rows / grid-template-columns | Specifies the auto size of the rows, and sets the grid-template-columns property | |
| grid-template-rows / grid-auto-flow grid-auto-columns | Specifies the size (height) of the rows, and how to place auto-placed items, and the auto size of the columns | |
| grid-auto-flow grid-auto-rows / grid-template-columns | Specifies how to place auto-placed items, and the auto size of the rows, and sets the grid-template-columns property | |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
More Examples
Example
Specify two rows, where "item1" spans the first two columns in the first two rows (in a five columns grid layout):
.item1 {
grid-area: myArea;
}
.grid-container {
display: grid;
grid:
'myArea myArea . . .'
'myArea myArea . . .';
}
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Example
Name all items, and make a ready-to-use webpage template:
.item1 { grid-area: header; }
.item2 { grid-area:
menu; }
.item3 { grid-area:
main; }
.item4 { grid-area:
right; }
.item5 { grid-area:
footer; }
.grid-container {
display: grid;
grid:
'header header header header header'
'menu main main main right right'
'menu footer footer
footer footer';
}
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Related Pages
CSS Tutorial: CSS Grid Container
CSS Reference: The grid-template-areas property
CSS Reference: The grid-template-rows property
CSS Reference: The grid-template-columns property
CSS Reference: The grid-auto-rows property
CSS Reference: The grid-auto-columns property
CSS Reference: The grid-auto-flow property
CSS Reference: The grid-row-gap property
CSS Reference: The grid-column-gap property