The grid-template-areas
CSS property specifies named grid areas, establishing the cells in the grid and assigning them names.
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Those areas are not associated with any particular grid item, but can be referenced from the grid-placement properties grid-row-start
, grid-row-end
, grid-column-start
, grid-column-end
, and their shorthands grid-row
, grid-column
, and grid-area
.
Syntax
/* Keyword value */ grid-template-areas: none; /* <string> values */ grid-template-areas: "a b"; grid-template-areas: "a b b" "a c d"; /* Global values */ grid-template-areas: inherit; grid-template-areas: initial; grid-template-areas: unset;
Values
none
- The grid container doesnβt define any named grid areas.
<string>
+- A row is created for every separate string listed, and a column is created for each cell in the string. Multiple named cell tokens within and between rows create a single named grid area that spans the corresponding grid cells. Unless those cells form a rectangle, the declaration is invalid.
Formal definition
Initial value | none |
---|---|
Applies to | grid containers |
Inherited | no |
Computed value | as specified |
Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
none | <string>+
Examples
Specifying named grid areas
HTML
<section id="page"> <header>Header</header> <nav>Navigation</nav> <main>Main area</main> <footer>Footer</footer> </section>
CSS
#page { display: grid; width: 100%; height: 250px; grid-template-areas: "head head" "nav main" "nav foot"; grid-template-rows: 50px 1fr 30px; grid-template-columns: 150px 1fr; } #page > header { grid-area: head; background-color: #8ca0ff; } #page > nav { grid-area: nav; background-color: #ffa08c; } #page > main { grid-area: main; background-color: #ffff64; } #page > footer { grid-area: foot; background-color: #8cffa0; }
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Grid Layout The definition of 'grid-template-areas' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
grid-template-areas | Chrome
Full support
57
| Edge Full support 16 | Firefox
Full support
52
| IE No support No | Opera
Full support
44
| Safari Full support 10.1 | WebView Android Full support 57 | Chrome Android
Full support
57
| Firefox Android
Full support
52
| Opera Android
Full support
43
| Safari iOS Full support 10.3 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
See also
- Related CSS properties:
grid-template-rows
,grid-template-columns
,grid-template
- Grid Layout Guide: Grid template areas
- Video tutorial: Grid Template Areas