The gap property

The gap property specifies a distance between elements in a grid. In the property value of the parent element, we indicate the gap we need with the measurement units - px, %, etc.

Syntax

cssselector {
  gap: distance;
}

Example

Let's set the gap between elements in a grid:

html<div id="parent">
  <div id="elem1">1</div>
  <div id="elem2">2</div>
  <div id="elem3">3</div>
</div>
css#parent {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-areas: 'third second first';
  border: 2px solid #696989;
  padding: 10px;
  gap: 10px;
}
#parent > div {
  padding: 10px;
  border: 1px solid #696989;
}
#elem1 {
  grid-area: first;
}
#elem2 {
  grid-area: second;
}
#elem3 {
  grid-area: third;
}

Результат:

Example

Now let's set the gap between elements in the grid in %:

html<div id="parent">
  <div id="elem1">1</div>
  <div id="elem2">2</div>
  <div id="elem3">3</div>
</div>
css#parent {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-areas: 'third second first';
  border: 2px solid #696989;
  padding: 10px;
  gap: 2.5%;
}
#parent > div {
  padding: 10px;
  border: 1px solid #696989;
}
#elem1 {
  grid-area: first;
}
#elem2 {
  grid-area: second;
}
#elem3 {
  grid-area: third;
}

Результат:

See also

  • the row-gap property
    that specifies a gap between rows in a grid
  • the column-gap property
    that specifies a gap between columns in a grid