A modern, flexible grid system with auto-fit and minmax for perfect responsive layouts
<div class="responsive-grid-container">
<div class="responsive-grid">
<div class="grid-item">1</div>
<div class="grid-item">2</div>
<div class="grid-item">3</div>
<div class="grid-item">4</div>
<div class="grid-item">5</div>
<div class="grid-item">6</div>
</div>
</div>
.responsive-grid-container {
max-width: 1200px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 20px;
}
.responsive-grid {
display: grid;
/* Auto-fit creates as many columns as possible with minimum width of 200px */
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr));
gap: 20px;
width: 100%;
}
.grid-item {
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e695, #3bb2b8);
color: white;
border-radius: 10px;
padding: 30px;
font-size: 20px;
font-weight: bold;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}
.grid-item:hover {
transform: translateY(-5px);
box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}
/* Item spanning options (examples) */
/* For larger layouts you can make items span multiple columns or rows */
.grid-item.span-2 {
grid-column: span 2;
}
.grid-item.span-row-2 {
grid-row: span 2;
}
/* Different breakpoints for different screen sizes */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
.responsive-grid {
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(180px, 1fr));
gap: 15px;
}
}
@media (max-width: 576px) {
.responsive-grid {
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(150px, 1fr));
gap: 10px;
}
.grid-item {
padding: 20px;
font-size: 16px;
}
/* On small screens make all spanning items normal */
.grid-item.span-2, .grid-item.span-row-2 {
grid-column: auto;
grid-row: auto;
}
}
/* Dark mode styles */
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.grid-item {
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1e9277, #2e7b85);
box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
}
/* Alternative fixed column patterns */
/* Fixed 3-column grid that collapses to 2 then 1 column */
.fixed-grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
gap: 20px;
}
@media (max-width: 992px) {
.fixed-grid {
grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
}
}
@media (max-width: 576px) {
.fixed-grid {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
}
/* Grid with named areas for layout control */
.grid-with-areas {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
grid-template-rows: auto;
gap: 20px;
grid-template-areas:
"header header header header"
"sidebar main main main"
"sidebar footer footer footer";
}
.header { grid-area: header; }
.sidebar { grid-area: sidebar; }
.main { grid-area: main; }
.footer { grid-area: footer; }
@media (max-width: 768px) {
.grid-with-areas {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
grid-template-areas:
"header"
"main"
"sidebar"
"footer";
}
}