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CSS Grid Layout

CSS Grid Layout Module

Formula

The Grid Layout Module offers a grid - based layout system, with rows and columns.

The Grid Layout Module allows developers to easily create complex web layouts. The Grid Layout Module makes it easy to design a responsive layout structure, without using float or positioning.

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Grid vs. Flexbox

Formula

CSS Grid is used for two - dimensional layout, with rows AND columns.
CSS Flexbox is used for one - dimensional layout, with rows OR columns.

CSS Grid Components

A grid always consists of:

A Grid Container

Formula

- The parent (container) element, where the display property is set to grid or inline - grid

One or more Grid Items

  • The direct children of the grid container automatically becomes grid items

A Grid Container with Five Grid Items

The element below represents a grid container

(the blue area) with five grid items.

Example

A grid container with five grid items: <html> <head>

<style>.container {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: auto auto auto;
background-color: dodgerblue;
padding: 10px;
}.container div {
background-color: #f1f1f1;
border: 1px solid black;
padding: 10px;
font-size: 30px;
text-align: center;
}

</style> </head> <body> <div class="container">

Formula

< div > 1 </div >
< div > 2 </div >
< div > 3 </div >
< div > 4 </div >
< div > 5 </div >

</div> </body> </html>

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You will learn more about grid containers and grid items in the next chapters.

All CSS Grid Properties

Property

Description align-content

Vertically aligns the whole grid inside the container (when total grid size is smaller than container)

Formula

align - items
Specifies the default alignment for items inside a flexbox or grid container align - self

Aligns the content for a specific grid item along the column axis display

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Specifies the display behavior (the type of rendering box) of an element column - gap

Specifies the gap between the columns gap

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A shorthand property for the row - gap and the column - gap properties grid

A shorthand property for the grid-template-rows, grid-template-columns, grid-template-areas, grid-auto-rows, grid-auto-columns, and the grid-auto-flow properties grid-area Either specifies a name for the grid item, or this property is a shorthand property for the grid-row-start, grid-column-start, grid-row-end, and grid-column-end properties grid-auto-columns

Specifies a default column size grid-auto-flow

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Specifies how auto - placed items are inserted in the grid grid - auto - rows

Specifies a default row size grid-column

Formula

A shorthand property for the grid - column - start and the grid - column - end properties grid - column - end
Specifies where to end the grid item grid - column - start
Specifies where to start the grid item grid - row
A shorthand property for the grid - row - start and the grid - row - end properties grid - row - end
Specifies where to end the grid item grid - row - start
Specifies where to start the grid item grid - template
A shorthand property for the grid - template - rows, grid - template - columns and grid - areas properties grid - template - areas
Specifies how to display columns and rows, using named grid items grid - template - columns
Specifies the size of the columns, and how many columns in a grid layout grid - template - rows
Specifies the size of the rows in a grid layout justify - content

Horizontally aligns the whole grid inside the container (when total grid size is smaller than container)

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justify - self
Aligns the content for a specific grid item along the row axis place - self
A shorthand property for the align - self and the justify - self properties place - content
A shorthand property for the align - content and the justify - content properties row - gap

Specifies the gap between the grid rows

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