What does the grid-template property do?

CSSJunior~1 min read

grid-template is a shorthand that combines three properties into one:

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

That is, with it you can set rows, columns, and named grid areas at the same time.

Example:

css

.container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template:
    "header header" 100px
    "sidebar main"  1fr
    "footer footer" 80px
    / 200px 1fr;
}

Equivalent to three separate declarations:

css

grid-template-areas:
  "header header"
  "sidebar main"
  "footer footer";

grid-template-rows: 100px 1fr 80px;
grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;

Summary: grid-template is a convenient combined notation that lets you set the structure of rows, columns, and areas in Grid with a single property.

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