Quick Reference
The grid-template-columns property specifies the number and widths of columns in a grid layout, where each value is the size of the respective column.
div {
grid-template-columns: 30px 100px auto 200px;
}Default
| Default value | none |
| Inherited values | no |
| Can it be animated? | yes |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| none | Columns are created if needed (default) |
| auto | The size of the columns is determined by the size of the container and the size of the content of the items in the column |
| max-content | Sets the size of each column to depend on the largest item in the column |
| min-content | Sets the size of each column to depend on the smallest item in the column |
| length | Sets the size of the columns, by using a legal length value. Read about length units |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element |
Using JavaScript
The HTML element can also be styled using JavaScript and the element’s id.
document.getElementById('my_div').style.gridTemplateColumns = '30px 100px auto 200px';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.gridTemplateColumns = '30px 100px auto 200px';
}
</script>CSS Notes:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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