🔲 CSS Grid Generator

Create custom grid layouts – columns, rows, gaps, padding & alignment. Live preview & code

Version 1.0.0 – Updated April 2025
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How many columns your grid will have.
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How many rows your grid will have.
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Space between grid cells (both rows and columns).
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Inner padding of the grid container.

👁️ Live Preview

📋 CSS Code

.grid-container { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; grid-template-rows: 80px 80px; gap: 10px; padding: 10px; justify-items: stretch; align-items: stretch; justify-content: space-evenly; align-content: space-evenly; }

Embed This Tool

Want to embed this CSS grid generator on your website? Use this code:

<iframe src="https://yoursite.com/css-grid-generator" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe>

📘 CSS Grid Examples

📐 Basic 3x2 Grid

display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; grid-template-rows: 100px 100px; gap: 10px; padding: 10px;

📏 Fixed Columns + Auto Rows

display: grid; grid-template-columns: 200px 200px 200px; grid-template-rows: auto; gap: 15px;

🧩 Responsive with minmax

display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(150px, 1fr)); gap: 20px;

🎯 Centered Content

display: grid; place-items: center; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;

📖 CSS Grid Tutorials

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CSS Grid vs Flexbox

When to use Grid, when to use Flexbox – a practical comparison.

Read Tutorial →
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Understanding fr units

How fractions work and how to mix them with fixed sizes.

Read Tutorial →
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Responsive grids without media queries

Using auto-fit, minmax, and auto-fill for fluid layouts.

Read Tutorial →

⚖️ CSS Grid Generator Comparison

Feature Our Tool Tool A Tool B
Free & unlimited ✅ ✅ ❌ (limit)
Live preview ✅ ✅ ✅
Custom column/row units ✅ (6 units) ✅ (3 units) ✅
Gap & padding ✅ ✅ ❌
Alignment controls (8 options) ✅ ❌ ✅
Download CSS file ✅ ❌ ✅
Client-side / private ✅ ❌ ✅

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between justify-items and justify-content? ▼

justify-items aligns the content inside each grid cell horizontally. justify-content aligns the entire grid container horizontally when there is extra space.

What does the fr unit mean? ▼

fr stands for "fraction". It distributes available space proportionally. For example, 1fr 2fr means the second column takes twice as much space as the first.

Can I create responsive grids with this tool? ▼

This generator creates a fixed grid definition. For responsive grids with repeat(auto-fit, minmax(...)), we recommend our advanced version (coming soon).

How do I span items across multiple columns? ▼

This generator creates a basic grid container. To create spanning items, you would need to add grid-column: span 2; etc. to individual items – easily done after copying the code.

📝 Version History

Version 1.0.0 – Initial release

April 6, 2025
  • 🚀 Full CSS Grid generator
  • 🎛️ Columns & rows count (1-6)
  • 📏 Custom column width & row height with 6 units
  • 📐 Gap & container padding
  • 🎯 4 alignment options for items and 7 for content
  • 👁️ Live preview with numbered cells
  • 📋 Copy CSS & download .css file

🧠 Why use CSS Grid?

CSS Grid is a two‑dimensional layout system that makes it easy to create complex, responsive layouts. Unlike Flexbox (one‑dimensional), Grid handles both columns and rows simultaneously, giving you total control over placement and alignment.

📊 2D layouts

Perfect for page‑wide layouts, card grids, and dashboards.

🔄 Overlap

Items can occupy the same cell for layered designs.

📱 Responsive

Combine with auto-fit/minmax for fluid layouts without media queries.

🛠️ Recommended Development Resources

Tools to master CSS Grid

CSS Tricks Grid Guide

Complete guide to CSS Grid

Grid by Example

Rachel Andrew's tutorials

Tailwind CSS

Utility-first framework

Can I Use

Browser support