
The CSS grid-template-areas property defines areas within the grid layout.
You can name grid items by using the CSS grid-area property, and then reference to the name in the CSS grid-template-areas property.
Syntax:
grid-template-areas: none|itemnames;
none (default) – no named grid areas.
itemnames – a sequence that defines how each column and row should display.
Example1:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.item1 {
grid-area: exampleArea;
}
.grid-container {
display: grid;
grid-template-areas: 'exampleArea exampleArea . . .';
grid-gap: 10px;
background-color: #e9c46a;
padding: 10px;
}
.grid-container > div {
background-color: #f4a261;
text-align: center;
padding: 20px 0;
font-size: 30px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="grid-container">
<div class="item1">1</div>
<div class="item2">2</div>
<div class="item3">3</div>
<div class="item4">4</div>
<div class="item5">5</div>
<div class="item6">6</div>
<div class="item7">7</div>
<div class="item8">8</div>
<div class="item9">9</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Example2:
Name all items, and make a ready-to-use webpage template:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.item-1 { grid-area: header; }
.item-2 { grid-area: menu; }
.item-3 { grid-area: main; }
.item-4 { grid-area: side; }
.item-5 { grid-area: footer; }
.grid-container2 {
display: grid;
grid-template-areas:
'header header header header header header'
'menu main main main side side'
'menu footer footer footer footer footer';
grid-gap: 10px;
background-color: #e9c46a;
padding: 10px;
}
.grid-container2 > div {
background-color: #f4a261;
text-align: center;
padding: 20px 0;
font-size: 30px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="grid-container2">
<div class="item-1">Header</div>
<div class="item-2">Menu</div>
<div class="item-3">Main</div>
<div class="item-4">Side</div>
<div class="item-5">Footer</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Header
Menu
Main
Side
Footer
Enjoy coding!
CSS grid-column-start Property