use-grid-template-to-set-grid-columns-rows-and-areas.md

Use grid-template to set grid columns, rows and areas

I'm always forgetting how the grid-template shorthand works, so here's a quick reference.

The simplest usage is just as a shorthand for grid-rows and grid-columns:

grid-template: 2rem 1fr / 20rem 1fr;

Before the slash is rows; after the slash is columns. It's equivalent to this longhand:

grid-template-rows: 2rem 1fr;
grid-template-columns 20rem 1fr;

Things get a little more interesting when you also use it as a shorthand for grid-template-areas:

grid-template:
  "toolbar toolbar" 2rem
  "sidebar content" 1fr
  / 20rem 1fr;

Each line before the slash contains the grid area names and height of a row; after the slash contains the column sizes. It's equivalent to this longhand:

grid-template-rows: 2rem 1fr;
grid-template-columns: 20rem 1fr;
grid-template-areas:
  "toolbar toolbar"
  "sidebar content";