CSS grid-column Property

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The grid-column property defines size and location of grid item in a grid layout. It is a shorthand for the following properties:

Initial Value	auto auto
Applies to	Grid items.
Inherited	No.
Animatable	Yes. Items are animatable.
Version	CSS Grid Layout Module Level 1
DOM Syntax	object.style.gridColumn = "1/ span 3";

Syntax

grid-column: grid-column-start / grid-column-end | initial | inherit;

Example of the grid-column property:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      .grid-container {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: auto auto auto auto;
        grid-gap: 10px;
        background-color: #ccc;
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .grid-container > div {
        background-color: #666;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 20px 0;
        font-size: 20px;
      }
      .box6 {
        grid-column: auto auto;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Grid-column property example</h2>
    <div class="grid-container">
      <div class="box1">1</div>
      <div class="box2">2</div>
      <div class="box3">3</div>
      <div class="box4">4</div>
      <div class="box5">5</div>
      <div class="box6">6</div>
      <div class="box7">7</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

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Result

Example of the grid-column property specified as 1 / 3:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      .grid-container {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: auto auto auto auto;
        grid-gap: 10px;
        background-color: #ccc;
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .grid-container > div {
        background-color: #888;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 20px 0;
        font-size: 30px;
      }
      .box1 {
        grid-column: 1 / 3;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Grid-column property example</h2>
    <div class="grid-container">
      <div class="box1">1</div>
      <div class="box2">2</div>
      <div class="box3">3</div>
      <div class="box4">4</div>
      <div class="box5">5</div>
      <div class="box6">6</div>
      <div class="box7">7</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

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Values

Value	Description
grid-column-start	Specifies the item’s start position within the column.
grid-column-end	Specifies the item’s end position within the column.
initial	Makes the property use its default value.
inherit	Inherits the property from its parents element.