gap (grid-gap)
Quick Summary for gap
The
gap CSS property sets the gaps (gutters) between rows and columns. It is a shorthand for row-gap and column-gap.
Code Usage for gap
/* One <length> value */ gap: 20px; gap: 1em; gap: 3vmin; gap: 0.5cm; /* One <percentage> value */ gap: 16%; gap: 100%; /* Two <length> values */ gap: 20px 10px; gap: 1em 0.5em; gap: 3vmin 2vmax; gap: 0.5cm 2mm; /* One or two <percentage> values */ gap: 16% 100%; gap: 21px 82%; /* calc() values */ gap: calc(10% + 20px); gap: calc(20px + 10%) calc(10% - 5px); /* Global values */ gap: inherit; gap: initial; gap: revert; gap: unset;
More Details for gap
gap (grid-gap)
The gap CSS property sets the gaps (gutters) between rows and columns. It is a shorthand for row-gap and column-gap.
Syntax
/* One <length> value */ gap: 20px; gap: 1em; gap: 3vmin; gap: 0.5cm; /* One <percentage> value */ gap: 16%; gap: 100%; /* Two <length> values */ gap: 20px 10px; gap: 1em 0.5em; gap: 3vmin 2vmax; gap: 0.5cm 2mm; /* One or two <percentage> values */ gap: 16% 100%; gap: 21px 82%; /* calc() values */ gap: calc(10% + 20px); gap: calc(20px + 10%) calc(10% - 5px); /* Global values */ gap: inherit; gap: initial; gap: revert; gap: unset; This property is specified as a value for <'row-gap'> followed optionally by a value for <'column-gap'>. If <'column-gap'> is omitted, it's set to the same value as <'row-gap'>.
<'row-gap'> and <'column-gap'> are each specified as a <length> or a <percentage>.
Values
<length> Is the width of the gutter separating the grid lines.
<percentage> Is the width of the gutter separating the grid lines, relative to the dimension of the element.
Formal definition
| Initial value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:row-gap: normalcolumn-gap: normal |
|---|---|
| Applies to | multi-column elements, flex containers, grid containers |
| Inherited | no |
| Computed value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:row-gap: as specified, with <length>s made absolute, and normal computing to zero except on multi-column elementscolumn-gap: as specified, with <length>s made absolute, and normal computing to zero except on multi-column elements |
| Animation type | as each of the properties of the shorthand:row-gap: a length, percentage or calc();column-gap: a length, percentage or calc(); |
Formal syntax
<'row-gap'> <'column-gap'>?
Examples
Flex layout
HTML<div id="flexbox"> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> </div> CSS #flexbox { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; width: 300px; gap: 20px 5px; } #flexbox > div { border: 1px solid green; background-color: lime; flex: 1 1 auto; width: 100px; height: 50px; } ResultGrid layout
HTML<div id="grid"> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> </div> CSS #grid { display: grid; height: 200px; grid-template: repeat(3, 1fr) / repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px 5px; } #grid > div { border: 1px solid green; background-color: lime; } ResultMulti-column layout
HTML<p class="content-box"> This is some multi-column text with a 40px column gap created with the CSS <code>gap</code> property. Don't you think that's fun and exciting? I sure do! </p> CSS .content-box { column-count: 3; gap: 40px; } ResultSpecifications
| Specification |
|---|
| CSS Box Alignment Module Level 3 # gap-shorthand |
See also
Related CSS properties:row-gap, column-gap Grid Layout Guide: Basic concepts of grid layout - Gutters Last modified: Sep 15, 2021, by MDN contributors
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