CSS grid-template-columns Property


Example

Make a 4 columns grid container:

.grid-container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto auto auto auto;
}
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Definition and Usage

The grid-template-columns property specifies the number (and the widths) of columns in a grid layout.

The values are a space separated list, where each value specifies the size of the respective column.

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Default value: none
Inherited: no
Animatable: yes. Read about animatable Try it
Version: CSS Grid Layout Module Level 1
JavaScript syntax: object.style.gridTemplateColumns="50px 50px 50px" Try it

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
grid-template-columns 57 16 52 10 44


CSS Syntax

grid-template-columns: none|auto|max-content|min-content|length|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value Description Demo
none Default value. Columns are created if needed Demo ❯
auto The size of the columns is determined by the size of the container and on the size of the content of the items in the column Demo ❯
max-content Sets the size of each column to depend on the largest item in the column Demo ❯
min-content Sets the size of each column to depend on the smallest item in the column
length Sets the size of the columns, by using a legal length value. Read about length units Demo ❯
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

Make a 4 columns grid container, and specify a size for each column:

.grid-container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 30px 200px auto 100px;
}
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Related Pages

CSS Tutorial: CSS Grid Layout

CSS Reference: The grid-template-rows property

CSS Reference: The grid-template property


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