Free CSS Layout Tool
Build CSS Grid layouts visually. Select rows, columns and grid areas, adjust spacing, then copy HTML and CSS you can adapt for different screen sizes.
This CSS Grid Generator is a free visual layout tool that helps you create CSS grid structures without writing the full code manually. It is useful for building page layouts, card grids, dashboards, galleries, sidebars, content sections and responsive interface blocks.
The generator creates a parent grid container with CSS properties such as
display: grid, grid-template-columns,
grid-template-rows, grid-row-gap and
grid-column-gap. When you select areas on the canvas, the tool also
generates child elements with grid-row and grid-column
placement rules.
Use CSS Grid when you need a clean card layout for products, articles, portfolio items or feature blocks. A common pattern is a grid with equal columns and a consistent gap between cards.
View ExampleCSS Grid is ideal for layouts where one column is used as a sidebar and the other column contains the main content. This is useful for dashboards, documentation pages and admin interfaces.
View ExampleYou can use Grid to create full page structures with a header, navigation area, main content area and footer. This makes the layout easier to control than older float-based techniques.
View ExampleFor galleries, Grid can create equal-width image blocks, masonry-like structures or mixed layouts where selected items span multiple rows or columns.
View ExampleCSS Grid Layout is a two-dimensional CSS layout system. It allows you to control both columns and rows at the same time. This makes it different from Flexbox, which is primarily designed for one-dimensional layouts.
To create a grid, set display: grid on a parent element. Direct child
elements automatically become grid items.
.parent {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
gap: 1rem;
}
The grid-template-columns property defines the columns of the grid.
The grid-template-rows property defines the rows. You can use fixed
units, percentages, fractional units or responsive functions such as
minmax().
.parent {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr 1fr;
grid-template-rows: auto 300px auto;
}
The fr unit means “fraction of available space”. For example,
grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr; creates two columns where the second
column takes twice as much available space as the first.
The repeat() function makes grid code shorter and easier to read.
.parent {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
}
CSS Grid works very well for responsive layouts. A common responsive pattern combines
repeat(), auto-fit and minmax().
.parent {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(250px, 1fr));
gap: 1rem;
}
The gap property controls spacing between grid items. You can use one
value for both directions or separate values for rows and columns.
.parent {
display: grid;
row-gap: 2rem;
column-gap: 1rem;
}
Grid items can be placed manually using grid-column and
grid-row. This is useful when one item needs to span multiple columns
or rows.
.child {
grid-column: 1 / 3;
grid-row: 1 / 2;
}
Use CSS Grid for full layouts with rows and columns. Use Flexbox for alignment inside smaller components, navigation bars, buttons or one-dimensional groups of items. In real projects, Grid and Flexbox are often used together.
fr units for flexible columns.gap instead of margins when spacing grid items.minmax() and auto-fit for responsive layouts.A CSS Grid Generator is an online tool that helps you create CSS grid layouts visually and generate the CSS code automatically.
CSS Grid is better for two-dimensional layouts with rows and columns. Flexbox is better for one-dimensional alignment. Most modern layouts can use both.
Yes. You can use the generated code as a starting point and improve it with
responsive CSS patterns such as auto-fit, minmax() and
media queries.
The 1fr unit represents one fraction of the available space inside
the grid container.
Yes. You can copy the generated CSS and HTML code and use it in personal, client or commercial projects.
Yes. CSS Grid is supported by all modern major browsers.