grid-gap

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Summary

The grid-gap CSS property is a shorthand property for grid-row-gap and grid-column-gap specifying the gutters between grid rows and columns.

If <'grid-column-gap'> is omitted, it’s set to the same value as <'grid-row-gap'>.

Initial valueas each of the properties of the shorthand:
Applies togrid containers
Inheritedno
Mediavisual
Computed valueas each of the properties of the shorthand:
Animatableas each of the properties of the shorthand:
Canonical orderthe unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Syntax

/* One <length> value */
grid-gap: 20px;
grid-gap: 1em;
grid-gap: 3vmin;
grid-gap: 0.5cm;

/* Two <length> values */
grid-gap: 20px 10px;
grid-gap: 1em 0.5em;
grid-gap: 3vmin 2vmax;
grid-gap: 0.5cm 2mm;

/* Global values */
grid-gap: inherit;
grid-gap: initial;
grid-gap: unset;

Values

<length>
Is the width of the gutter separating the grid lines.

Formal syntax

<'grid-row-gap'> <'grid-column-gap'>?

Example

HTML Content

<div id="grid">
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
</div>

CSS Content

#grid {
  display: grid;
  height: 200px;
  grid-template: repeat(3, 1fr) / repeat(3, 1fr);
  grid-gap: 20px 5px;
}

#grid > div {
  background-color: lime;
}

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
CSS Grid Layout
The definition of 'grid-gap' in that specification.
Working Draft Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Edge Opera Safari
Basic support 29.0[1] 40.0 (40.0)[2] No support[3] No support[3] 28.0[1] Nightly build-webkit
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support No support No support No support[3] No support No support

[1] Implemented behind the experimental Web Platform features flag in chrome://flags.

[2] Implemented behind the preference layout.css.grid.enabled, defaulting to false.

[3] Internet Explorer implements an older version of the specification, which didn't define this property.

See also

Document Tags and Contributors

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