files/en-us/web/css/reference/properties/grid-template/index.md
The grid-template CSS property is a shorthand property for defining {{glossary("grid column", "grid columns")}}, {{glossary("grid_row", "grid rows")}}, and {{glossary("grid areas", "grid areas")}}.
{{InteractiveExample("CSS Demo: grid-template")}}
grid-template:
"a a a" 40px
"b c c" 40px
"b c c" 40px / 1fr 1fr 1fr;
grid-template:
"b b a" auto
"b b c" 2ch
"b b c" 1em / 20% 20px 1fr;
grid-template:
"a a ." minmax(50px, auto)
"a a ." 80px
"b b c" auto / 2em 3em auto;
<section class="default-example" id="default-example">
<div class="example-container">
<div class="transition-all" id="example-element">
<div>One</div>
<div>Two</div>
<div>Three</div>
</div>
</div>
</section>
#example-element {
border: 1px solid #c5c5c5;
display: grid;
grid-gap: 10px;
width: 200px;
}
#example-element :nth-child(1) {
background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.2);
border: 3px solid blue;
grid-area: a;
}
#example-element :nth-child(2) {
background-color: rgb(255 0 200 / 0.2);
border: 3px solid rebeccapurple;
grid-area: b;
}
#example-element :nth-child(3) {
background-color: rgb(94 255 0 / 0.2);
border: 3px solid green;
grid-area: c;
}
This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:
/* 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: [line-name] 100px / [column-name1] 30% [column-name2] 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: revert;
grid-template: revert-layer;
grid-template: unset;
none
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 the {{cssxref("grid-auto-rows")}} and {{cssxref("grid-auto-columns")}} properties. This is the default value.<'grid-template-rows'> / <'grid-template-columns'>
none.[ <line-names>? <string> <track-size>? <line-names>? ]+ [ / <explicit-track-list> ]?
: Sets {{cssxref("grid-template-areas")}} to the strings listed, {{cssxref("grid-template-rows")}} to the track sizes following each string (filling in auto for any missing sizes), and splicing in the named lines defined before/after each size, and {{cssxref("grid-template-columns")}} to the track listing specified after the slash (or none, if not specified).
[!NOTE] The {{cssxref("repeat()")}} function isn't allowed in these track listings, as the tracks are intended to visually line up one-to-one with the rows/columns in the "ASCII art".
[!NOTE] The {{cssxref("grid")}} shorthand accepts the same syntax, but also resets the implicit grid properties to their initial values. Use
grid(as opposed togrid-template) to prevent these values from cascading in separately.
{{cssinfo}}
{{csssyntax}}
#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;
}
<div id="page">
<header>Header</header>
<nav>Navigation</nav>
<main>Main area</main>
<footer>Footer</footer>
</div>
{{EmbedLiveSample("Defining_a_grid_template", "100%", "200px")}}
{{Specifications}}
{{Compat}}