The grid-template CSS property is a shorthand property for defining grid columns, rows, and areas.

/* 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: [linename] 100px / [columnname1] 30% [columnname2] 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: unset; 

grid-template

The grid-template CSS property is a shorthand property for defining grid columns, rows, and areas.

Constituent properties

This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:

grid-template-areas grid-template-columns grid-template-rows

Syntax

/* 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: [linename] 100px / [columnname1] 30% [columnname2] 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: unset; 

Values

none

Is a keyword that sets all three longhand properties to 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 grid-auto-rows and grid-auto-columns properties.

<'grid-template-rows'> / <'grid-template-columns'>

Sets grid-template-rows and grid-template-columns to the specified values, and sets grid-template-areas to none.

[ <line-names>? <string> <track-size>? <line-names>? ]+ [ / <explicit-track-list> ]?

Sets grid-template-areas to the strings listed, 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 grid-template-columns to the track listing specified after the slash (or none, if not specified).

Note: The 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 grid shorthand accepts the same syntax, but also resets the implicit grid properties to their initial values. Use grid (as opposed to grid-template) to prevent these values from cascading in separately.

Formal definition

Initial value	as each of the properties of the shorthand:grid-template-columns: nonegrid-template-rows: nonegrid-template-areas: none
Applies to	grid containers
Inherited	no
Percentages	as each of the properties of the shorthand:grid-template-columns: refer to corresponding dimension of the content areagrid-template-rows: refer to corresponding dimension of the content area
Computed value	as each of the properties of the shorthand:grid-template-columns: as specified, but with relative lengths converted into absolute lengthsgrid-template-rows: as specified, but with relative lengths converted into absolute lengthsgrid-template-areas: as specified
Animation type	discrete

Formal syntax

none | [ <'grid-template-rows'> / <'grid-template-columns'> ] | [ <line-names>? <string> <track-size>? <line-names>? ]+ [ / <explicit-track-list> ]?
where <line-names> = '[' <custom-ident>* ']'<track-size> = <track-breadth> | minmax( <inflexible-breadth> , <track-breadth> ) | fit-content( [ <length> | <percentage> ] )<explicit-track-list> = [ <line-names>? <track-size> ]+ <line-names>?
where <track-breadth> = <length-percentage> | <flex> | min-content | max-content | auto<inflexible-breadth> = <length> | <percentage> | min-content | max-content | auto
where <length-percentage> = <length> | <percentage>

Examples

Defining a grid template

CSS

#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; } 

HTML

<section id="page">   <header>Header</header>   <nav>Navigation</nav>   <main>Main area</main>   <footer>Footer</footer> </section> 

Result

Specifications

Specification
CSS Grid Layout Module Level 3 # explicit-grid-shorthand

See also

Related CSS properties: grid-template-rows, grid-template-columns, grid-template-areas Grid Layout Guide: Line-based placement with CSS Grid Grid Layout Guide: Grid template areas - Grid definition shorthands Video tutorial: Grid Template shorthand Select your preferred language English (US)Français日本語中文 (简体)正體中文 (繁體) Change language