CSS grid-auto-columns Property

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CSS grid-auto-columns Property

CSS grid-auto-columns property sets a size for the columns in a grid container.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> h2+div div:nth-child(1) { grid-area: 1/ 1/ 2/ 2; } h2+div div:nth-child(2) { grid-area: 1/ 2/ 2/ 3; } h2+div div:nth-child(3) { grid-area: 1/ 3/ 2/ 4; } h2+div div:nth-child(4) { grid-area: 2/ 1/ 3/ 2; } h2+div div:nth-child(5) { grid-area: 2/ 2/ 3/ 3; } h2+div{ display: grid; grid-auto-flow: row; border: 1px solid black; } h2+div div{ border: 1px solid #00f; background-color: rgba(0,0,255,.2); padding: 25px; margin: 8px; text-align: center; } .point( grid-auto-columns: 150px; } .point1{ grid-auto-columns: 33%; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS grid-auto-columns Property</h1> <h2>grid-auto-columns: 150px;</h2> <div class="point"> <div>Div 1</div> <div>Div 2</div> <div>Div 3</div> <div>Div 4</div> <div>Div 5</div> </div> <h2>grid-auto-columns: 33%;</h2> <div class="point1"> <div>Div 1</div> <div>Div 2</div> <div>Div 3</div> <div>Div 4</div> <div>Div 5</div> </div> </body> </html>

Syntax

Using CSS

element{ grid-auto-columns: 100px; }

Using Javascript

object.style.gridAutoColumns="100px";

Animatable

Yes, grid-auto-columns property is animatable. CSS Animatable Properties Reference.

Default Value

Default value for CSS grid-auto-columns property is auto.

Property Value

The following table provides a list of values for CSS grid-auto-columns property.

ValueExplanation
lengthAllows you to define the column size of the grid in any CSS length unit.
%Allows you to define the column size of the grid in percentage.
max-contentSets the size of each column depending on the largest item in the column.
min-contentSets the size of each column depending on the smallest item in the column.
minmax(min, max)Sets a size range greater than or equal to min and less than or equal to max.
autoThe size of the columns is determined by the size of the container (div).

Using JavaScript

In the following example, we will demonstrate how to change the CSS grid-auto-columns property of an element using JavaScript.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> #outerDiv div:nth-child(1) { grid-area: 1/ 1/ 2/ 2; } #outerDiv div:nth-child(2) { grid-area: 1/ 2/ 2/ 3; } #outerDiv div:nth-child(3) { grid-area: 1/ 3/ 2/ 4; } #outerDiv div:nth-child(4) { grid-area: 2/ 1/ 3/ 2; } #outerDiv div:nth-child(5) { grid-area: 2/ 2/ 3/ 3; } #outerdiv{ display: grid; grid-auto-flow: row; border: 1px solid black; } #outerDiv div{ border: 1px solid #00f; background-color: rgba(0,0,255,.2); padding: 25px; margin: 8px; text-align: center; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS grid-auto-columns Property</h1> <div id="outerDiv"> <div>Div 1</div> <div>Div 2</div> <div>Div 3</div> <div>Div 4</div> <div>Div 5</div> </div> <button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button> <script> var x = document.getElementById("outerDiv"); function myFunction(){ x.style.gridAutoColumns = "150px"; } </script> </body> </html>

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