A Deep Dive into CSS Grid

The Power of Grid

CSS Grid Layout is the most powerful layout system available in CSS. It is a 2-dimensional system, meaning it can handle both columns and rows, unlike flexbox which is largely a 1-dimensional system.

Defining a Grid

To get started, you create a grid container by declaring display: grid or display: inline-grid on an element. Then, you can define the structure of your grid using properties like grid-template-columns and grid-template-rows.

.container {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
gap: 1rem;
}

This creates a simple three-column grid with equal-width columns and a 1rem gap between grid items.

Placing Items

You can explicitly place items within the grid using grid-column and grid-row, or you can let the browser's auto-placement algorithm handle it for you. This flexibility is what makes Grid so powerful for complex layouts.