Shorthand for Rows and Columns in CSS Grids

There are situations when it is convenient to specify the sizes of rows and columns in a short form. For this we use the grid-template property, which is specified on the parent element and is a shortened form of two properties grid-template-rows and grid-template-columns.

Rows and columns for a grid container are specified using a slash, and their sizes are defined in units of measurement.

Example

Let's make a table using the grid-template property:

html<div id="parent">
  <div>1</div>
  <div>2</div>
  <div>3</div>
  <div>4</div>
  <div>5</div>
  <div>6</div>
  <div>7</div>
  <div>8</div>
  <div>9</div>
</div>

css#parent {
  display: grid;
  grid-template: 1fr 1fr 1fr / 1fr 1fr 1fr;
  border: 2px solid #696989;
  padding: 10px;
  width: 600px;
  height: 400px;
}
#parent > div {
  padding: 10px;
  border: 1px solid #696989;
}

Результат:

Example

Now let's give the second and third rows the same width, and each column a different width:

html<div id="parent">
  <div>1</div>
  <div>2</div>
  <div>3</div>
  <div>4</div>
  <div>5</div>
  <div>6</div>
  <div>7</div>
  <div>8</div>
  <div>9</div>
</div>

css#parent {
  display: grid;
  grid-template: 60px 1fr 60px / 20% 1fr 15%;
  border: 2px solid #696989;
  padding: 10px;
  width: 600px;
  height: 300px;
}
#parent > div {
  padding: 10px;
  border: 1px solid #696989;
}

Результат:

Example

Now in the table from the previous example, let's make the top row two fractions wide, and the first column half a fraction wide:

html<div id="parent">
  <div>1</div>
  <div>2</div>
  <div>3</div>
  <div>4</div>
  <div>5</div>
  <div>6</div>
  <div>7</div>
  <div>8</div>
  <div>9</div>
</div>

css#parent {
  display: grid;
  grid-template: 2fr 1fr 1fr / 0.5fr 1fr 1fr;
  border: 2px solid #696989;
  padding: 10px;
  width: 600px;
  height: 400px;
}
#parent > div {
  padding: 10px;
  border: 1px solid #696989;
}

Результат:

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