CSS | grid-auto-columns Property
The grid-auto-columns property in CSS is used to specify the size for the columns of implicitly generated grid containers.
Syntax:
grid-auto-columns: auto|max-content|min-content|length| percentage|minmax(min, max)|initial|inherit;
Property Values:
- auto: It is the default value. The size is determined implicitly according to the size of the container.
Example 1:
<!DOCTYPE html>
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html
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<
head
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<
title
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CSS grid-auto-column Property
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title
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<
style
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.main {
display: grid;
grid-template-areas: "a a";
grid-gap: 20px;
padding: 30px;
background-color: green;
grid-auto-columns: auto;
}
.GFG {
text-align: center;
font-size: 35px;
background-color: white;
padding: 20px 0;
}
</
style
>
</
head
>
<
body
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<
div
class
=
"main"
>
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div
class
=
"GFG"
>1</
div
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div
class
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"GFG"
>2</
div
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div
class
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"GFG"
>3</
div
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div
class
=
"GFG"
>4</
div
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div
class
=
"GFG"
>5</
div
>
</
div
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</
body
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</
html
>
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- length: It is used to specify the size as integer length. Negative values are not allowed.
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<
html
>
<
head
>
<
title
>
CSS grid-auto-column Property
</
title
>
<
style
>
.main {
display: grid;
grid-template-areas: "a a";
grid-gap: 20px;
padding: 30px;
background-color: green;
grid-auto-columns: 8.5cm;
}
.GFG {
text-align: center;
font-size: 35px;
background-color: white;
padding: 20px 0;
}
</
style
>
</
head
>
<
body
>
<
div
class
=
"main"
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>1</
div
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<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>2</
div
>
<
div
class
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"GFG"
>3</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>4</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>5</
div
>
</
div
>
</
body
>
</
html
>
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- percentage: It specifies the size as percentage value.
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<
html
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<
head
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<
title
>
CSS grid-auto-column container Property
</
title
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<
style
>
.main {
display: grid;
grid-template-areas: "a a";
grid-gap: 20px;
padding: 30px;
background-color: green;
grid-auto-columns: 30%;
}
.GFG {
text-align: center;
font-size: 35px;
background-color: white;
padding: 20px 0;
}
</
style
>
</
head
>
<
body
>
<
div
class
=
"main"
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>1</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>2</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>3</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>4</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>5</
div
>
</
div
>
</
body
>
</
html
>
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- max-content: It specifies the size depending on the largest item in the container.
- min-content: It specifies the size depending on the smallest item in the container.
- minmax(min, max): It specifies the size in the range of [min, max]. greater than or equal to min and less than or equal to max.
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<
html
>
<
head
>
<
title
>
CSS grid-auto-column Property
</
title
>
<
style
>
.main {
display: grid;
grid-template-areas: "a a";
grid-gap: 20px;
padding: 30px;
background-color: green;
grid-auto-columns: minmax(100px, 4cm);
}
.GFG {
text-align: center;
font-size: 35px;
background-color: white;
padding: 20px 0;
}
</
style
>
</
head
>
<
body
>
<
div
class
=
"main"
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>1</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>2</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>3</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>4</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>5</
div
>
</
div
>
</
body
>
</
html
>
chevron_rightfilter_noneOutput:
- initial: It sets the grid-auto-columns property to its default value.
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<
html
>
<
head
>
<
title
>
CSS grid-auto-column Property
</
title
>
<
style
>
.main {
display: grid;
grid-template-areas: "a a";
grid-gap: 20px;
padding: 30px;
background-color: green;
grid-auto-columns: initial;
}
.GFG {
text-align: center;
font-size: 35px;
background-color: white;
padding: 20px 0;
}
</
style
>
</
head
>
<
body
>
<
div
class
=
"main"
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>1</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>2</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>3</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>4</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>5</
div
>
</
div
>
</
body
>
</
html
>
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- inherit: It sets the grid-auto-columns property from its parent element.
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<
html
>
<
head
>
<
title
>
CSS grid-auto-column Property
</
title
>
<
style
>
.main {
display: grid;
grid-template-areas: "a a";
grid-gap: 20px;
padding: 30px;
background-color: green;
grid-auto-columns: inherit;
}
.GFG {
text-align: center;
font-size: 35px;
background-color: white;
padding: 20px 0;
}
</
style
>
</
head
>
<
body
>
<
div
class
=
"main"
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>1</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>2</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>3</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>4</
div
>
<
div
class
=
"GFG"
>5</
div
>
</
div
>
</
body
>
</
html
>
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Supported Browsers: The browser supported by grid-auto-columns property are listed below:
- Chrome 57.0
- Edge 16.0
- Firefox 52.0
- Safari 10.0
- Opera 44.0