The grid-template
CSS property is a shorthand property for defining grid columns, rows, and areas.
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Constituent properties
This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:
Syntax
/* Keyword value */ grid-template: none; /* grid-template-rows / grid-template-columns values */ grid-template: 100px 1fr / 50px 1fr; grid-template: auto 1fr / auto 1fr auto; grid-template: [linename] 100px / [columnname1] 30% [columnname2] 70%; grid-template: fit-content(100px) / fit-content(40%); /* grid-template-areas grid-template-rows / grid-template-column values */ grid-template: "a a a" "b b b"; grid-template: "a a a" 20% "b b b" auto; grid-template: [header-top] "a a a" [header-bottom] [main-top] "b b b" 1fr [main-bottom] / auto 1fr auto; /* Global values */ grid-template: inherit; grid-template: initial; grid-template: unset;
Values
none
- Is a keyword that sets all three longhand properties to
none
, meaning there is no explicit grid. There are no named grid areas. Rows and columns will be implicitly generated; their size will be determined by thegrid-auto-rows
andgrid-auto-columns
properties. <'grid-template-rows'> / <'grid-template-columns'>
- Sets
grid-template-rows
andgrid-template-columns
to the specified values, and setsgrid-template-areas
tonone
. [ <line-names>? <string> <track-size>? <line-names>? ]+ [ / <explicit-track-list> ]?
- Sets
grid-template-areas
to the strings listed,grid-template-rows
to the track sizes following each string (filling inauto
for any missing sizes), and splicing in the named lines defined before/after each size, andgrid-template-columns
to the track listing specified after the slash (ornone
, if not specified).
Note: The
repeat()
function isnβt allowed in these track listings, as the tracks are intended to visually line up one-to-one with the rows/columns in the βASCII artβ.
Note: The grid
shorthand accepts the same syntax, but also resets the implicit grid properties to their initial values. Use grid
(as opposed to grid-template
) to prevent these values from cascading in seperately.
Formal definition
Initial value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
---|---|
Applies to | grid containers |
Inherited | no |
Percentages | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
Computed value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
none | [ <'grid-template-rows'> / <'grid-template-columns'> ] | [ <line-names>? <string> <track-size>? <line-names>? ]+ [ / <explicit-track-list> ]?where
<line-names> = '[' <custom-ident>* ']'
<track-size> = <track-breadth> | minmax( <inflexible-breadth> , <track-breadth> ) | fit-content( [ <length> | <percentage> ] )
<explicit-track-list> = [ <line-names>? <track-size> ]+ <line-names>?where
<track-breadth> = <length-percentage> | <flex> | min-content | max-content | auto
<inflexible-breadth> = <length> | <percentage> | min-content | max-content | autowhere
<length-percentage> = <length> | <percentage>
Examples
Defining a grid template
CSS
#page { display: grid; width: 100%; height: 200px; grid-template: [header-left] "head head" 30px [header-right] [main-left] "nav main" 1fr [main-right] [footer-left] "nav foot" 30px [footer-right] / 120px 1fr; } header { background-color: lime; grid-area: head; } nav { background-color: lightblue; grid-area: nav; } main { background-color: yellow; grid-area: main; } footer { background-color: red; grid-area: foot; }
HTML
<section id="page"> <header>Header</header> <nav>Navigation</nav> <main>Main area</main> <footer>Footer</footer> </section>
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Grid Layout The definition of 'grid-template' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
grid-template | 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-areas
- Grid Layout Guide: Line-based placement with CSS Grid
- Grid Layout Guide: Grid template areas - Grid definition shorthands
- Video tutorial: Grid Template shorthand