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container
display
Establishes a new grid formatting context for
children.
display: grid;
display: inline-grid;
display: subgrid;
grid-template
Defines the rows and columns of the grid.
grid-template-columns: 12px 12px 12px;
grid-template-rows: 12px 12px 12px;
grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 12px);
grid-template-rows: repeat(3, auto);
grid-template-columns: 8px auto 8px;
grid-template-rows: 8px auto 12px;
grid-template-columns: 22% 22% auto;
grid-template-rows: 22% auto 22%;
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grid-gap
Specifies the size of column and row gutters.
grid-row-gap: 1px;
grid-column-gap: 9px;
grid-gap: 1px 9px;
grid-gap: 6px;
justify-items
Aligns content in a grid item along the row
axis.
justify-items: start;
justify-items: end;
justify-items: center;
justify-items: stretch; (default)
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align-items
Aligns content in a grid item along the column
axis.
align-items: start;
align-items: end;
align-items: center;
align-items: stretch; (default)
justify-content
Justifies all grid content on row axis when
total grid size is smaller than container.
justify-content: start;
justify-content: end;
justify-content: center;
justify-content: stretch;
justify-content: space-around;
justify-content: space-between;
justify-content: space-evenly;
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align-content
Justifies all grid content on column axis when
total grid size is smaller than container.
align-content: start;
align-content: end;
align-content: center;
align-content: stretch;
align-content: space-around;
align-content: space-between;
align-content: space-evenly;
grid-auto-flow
Algorithm for automatically placing grid items
that aren't explictly placed.
grid-auto-flow: row;
grid-auto-flow: column;
grid-auto-flow: dense;
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children
grid-column
Determines an items column-based location
within the grid.
grid-column-start: 1;
grid-column-end: 3;
grid-column-start: span 3;
grid-column-start: 2;
grid-column-end: 4;
grid-column: 2 / 3
grid-column: 2 / span 2
grid-row
Determines an items row-based location within
the grid.
grid-row-start: 1;
grid-row-end: 3;
grid-row-start: span 3;
grid-row-start: 2;
grid-row-end: 4;
grid-row: 1 / 3;
grid-row: 1 / span 3;
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grid-row + grid-column
Combining grid rows with grid columns.
grid-row: 1 / span 2;
grid-column: 1 / span 2;
grid-row: 2 / span 2;
grid-column: 2 / span 2;
justify-self
Aligns content for a specific grid item along
the row axis.
justify-self: start;
justify-self: end;
justify-self: center;
justify-self: stretch; (default)
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align-self
Aligns content for a specific grid item along
the column axis.
align-self: start;
align-self: end;
align-self: center;
align-self: stretch; (default)
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