CSS grid-area Property

CSS grid-area Property


CSS grid-area Property

This is used as shorthand property for the grid-row-start, grid-column-start, grid-row-end and the grid-column-end properties.

Syntax -

grid-area: grid-row-start / grid-column-start / grid-row-end / grid-column-end | itemname;

Now we will see the values with their descriptions :

Value

Description

grid-row-start

This specifies on which row to start displaying the item.

grid-column-start

This specifies on which column to start displaying the item.

grid-row-end

This specifies how many rows to span.

grid-column-end

This specifies how many columns to span.

Now we will see the example -

Example -

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto auto auto auto auto auto;
  gap: 10px;
  background-color: #e3f967;
  padding: 10px;
}

.container > div {
  background-color: rgb(181, 125, 237);
  text-align: center;
  padding: 20px 0;
  font-size: 30px;
}

.item8 {
  grid-area: 1 / 2 / 5 / 6;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h1>The grid-area Property</h1>


<div class="container">
  <div class="item1">1</div>
  <div class="item2">2</div>
  <div class="item3">3</div> 
  <div class="item4">4</div>
  <div class="item5">5</div>
  <div class="item6">6</div>
  <div class="item7">7</div>
  <div class="item8">8</div> 
  <div class="item9">9</div>
  <div class="item10">10</div>
  <div class="item11">11</div>
  <div class="item12">12</div>
  <div class="item13">13</div>
  <div class="item14">14</div>
  <div class="item15">15</div>
  <div class="item15">16</div>
  <div class="item15">17</div>
  <div class="item15">18</div>
  <div class="item15">19</div>
  <div class="item15">20</div>
  <div class="item15">21</div>
</div>

</body>
</html>




 

Output -