The CSS grid-auto-flow property decides how auto-placed items get inserted into the grid.
Syntax:
grid-auto-flow: row|column|dense|row dense|column dense;row (default) – places items by filling each row.
column – places items by filling each column.
dense – place items to fill any holes in the grid.
row dense – places items by filling each row, and fill any holes in the grid.
column dense – places items by filling each column, and fill any holes in the grid.
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.item3 { grid-column: auto / span 2; }
.grid-container {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: auto auto auto;
grid-template-rows: auto auto;
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>
<h4>grid-auto-flow: row;</h4>
<div class="grid-container" style="grid-auto-flow: row;">
<div class="item1">1</div>
<div class="item2">2</div>
<div class="item3">3</div>
<div class="item4">4</div>
</div>
<h4>grid-auto-flow: row dense;</h4>
<div class="grid-container" style="grid-auto-flow: row dense;">
<div class="item1">1</div>
<div class="item2">2</div>
<div class="item3">3</div>
<div class="item4">4</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>Output:
grid-auto-flow: row;
1
2
3
4
grid-auto-flow: row dense;
1
2
3
4
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