The grid-template property defines the grid columns, rows and areas. It is a shorthand property for the following properties:
- grid-template-rows
- grid-template-columns
- grid-template-areas
The grid-template property sets the rows and columns, separated by a forward slash.
The CSS grid shorthand property resets grid properties to their first values. If you don’t want these values cascade in separately, instead of the grid-template property use the grid property.
| Initial Value | none none none |
| Applies to | Grid containers. |
| Inherited | No. |
| Animatable | Yes. Grid layout is animatable. |
| Version | CSS Grid Layout Module Level 1 |
| DOM Syntax | object.style.gridTemplate =”100px / auto auto”; |
Syntax
grid-template: none | grid-template-rows / grid-template-columns | grid-template-areas | initial | inherit;Example of the grid-template property:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
.grid-container {
display: grid;
grid-template: 170px / auto auto auto;
grid-gap: 10px;
background-color: #ccc;
padding: 10px;
}
.grid-container > div {
background-color: #eee;
text-align: center;
padding: 30px 0;
font-size: 20px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Grid-template property example</h2>
<div class="grid-container">
<div>1</div>
<div>2</div>
<div>3</div>
<div>4</div>
<div>5</div>
<div>6</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>Result
Example of the grid-template property, where “item1” name is given to a grid item:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
.box {
grid-area: item1;
}
.grid-container {
display: grid;
grid-template: 'item1 item1 . .' 'item1 item1 . .';
grid-gap: 10px;
background-color: #ccc;
padding: 10px;
}
.grid-container > div {
background-color: #eee;
text-align: center;
padding: 30px 0;
font-size: 20px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Grid-template property example</h2>
<div class="grid-container">
<div class="box">1</div>
<div>2</div>
<div>3</div>
<div>4</div>
<div>5</div>
<div>6</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>