CSS grid-template Property
Example
Make a three columns grid layout where the first row is 150px high:
  .grid-container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template: 150px 
  / auto auto auto;
}
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Definition and Usage
The grid-template property is a shorthand property for the 
following properties:
| Default value: | none none none | 
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no | 
| Animatable: | yes. Read about animatable Try it | 
| Version: | CSS Grid Layout Module Level 1 | 
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.gridTemplate="250px / auto auto" Try it | 
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grid-template | 57 | 16 | 52 | 10 | 44 | 
CSS Syntax
  grid-template: none|grid-template-rows / 
  grid-template-columns|grid-template-areas|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 ❯ | 
| 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-template:
    
  '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-template:
    
  'header header header header header header'
    
  'menu main main main right right'
    'menu footer footer 
  footer footer footer';
}
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Related Pages
CSS Tutorial: CSS Grid Item
CSS Reference: The grid-area property
CSS Reference: The grid-template-rows property
CSS Reference: The grid-template-columns property
CSS Reference: The grid-template-areas property
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