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:

<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>

#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;
}

Example

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

<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>

#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;
}

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:

<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>

#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;
}

Practical tasks

Implement the following tile: