CSS grid-auto-rows Property

The grid-auto-rows property specifies the size for the rows in a grid container. It has an effect only on the rows without specified size.

This property has the following values: auto, max-content, min-content, minmax, length and percentages.

Initial Value	auto
Applies to	Grid containers.
Inherited	No.
Animatable	Yes. Size of the rows is animatable.
Version	CSS Grid Layout Module Level 1
DOM Syntax	object.style.gridAutoRows = "40px";

Syntax

Syntax of CSS grid-auto-rows Property

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grid-auto-rows: auto | max-content | min-content | <length> | <percentage> | <flex> | initial | inherit;

Example of the grid-auto-rows property:

Example of CSS grid-auto-rows Property with auto and length values

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      .box1 {
        grid-area: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2;
      }
      .box2 {
        grid-area: 1 / 2 / 2 / 3;
      }
      .box3 {
        grid-area: 1 / 3 / 2 / 4;
      }
      .box4 {
        grid-area: 2 / 1 / 3 / 2;
      }
      .box5 {
        grid-area: 2 / 2 / 3 / 3;
      }
      .box6 {
        grid-area: 2 / 3 / 3 / 4;
      }
      .auto-box1 {
        grid-area: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2;
      }
      .auto-box2 {
        grid-area: 1 / 2 / 2 / 3;
      }
      .auto-box3 {
        grid-area: 1 / 3 / 2 / 4;
      }
      .auto-box4 {
        grid-area: 2 / 1 / 3 / 2;
      }
      .auto-box5 {
        grid-area: 2 / 2 / 3 / 3;
      }
      .auto-box6 {
        grid-area: 2 / 3 / 3 / 4;
      }
      .grid-container {
        display: grid;
        grid-auto-rows: 100px;
        gap: 10px;
        background-color: #ccc;
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .grid-container > div {
        background-color: #666;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 20px 0;
        font-size: 20px;
      }
      .auto-container {
        display: grid;
        grid-auto-rows: auto;
        gap: 10px;
        background-color: #ccc;
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .auto-container > div {
        background-color: #666;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 20px 0;
        font-size: 20px;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Grid-auto-rows property example</h2>
    <h3>100 pixels</h3>
    <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>
    <h3>auto</h3>
    <div class="auto-container">
      <div class="auto-box1">1</div>
      <div class="auto-box2">2</div>
      <div class="auto-box3">3</div>
      <div class="auto-box4">4</div>
      <div class="auto-box5">5</div>
      <div class="auto-box6">6</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Result

CSS grid-auto-rows Property

Example of the grid-auto-rows property with the several values:

Example of CSS grid-auto-rows Property with auto, length, min-content,percentage and min-content values

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      .box1 {
        grid-area: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2;
      }
      .box2 {
        grid-area: 1 / 2 / 2 / 3;
      }
      .box3 {
        grid-area: 1 / 3 / 2 / 4;
      }
      .box4 {
        grid-area: 2 / 1 / 3 / 2;
      }
      .box5 {
        grid-area: 2 / 2 / 3 / 3;
      }
      .box6 {
        grid-area: 2 / 3 / 3 / 4;
      }
      .grey-box1 {
        grid-area: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2;
      }
      .grey-box2 {
        grid-area: 1 / 2 / 2 / 3;
      }
      .grey-box3 {
        grid-area: 1 / 3 / 2 / 4;
      }
      .grey-box4 {
        grid-area: 2 / 1 / 3 / 2;
      }
      .grey-box5 {
        grid-area: 2 / 2 / 3 / 3;
      }
      .grey-box6 {
        grid-area: 2 / 3 / 3 / 4;
      }
      .auto-box1 {
        grid-area: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2;
      }
      .auto-box2 {
        grid-area: 1 / 2 / 2 / 3;
      }
      .auto-box3 {
        grid-area: 1 / 3 / 2 / 4;
      }
      .auto-box4 {
        grid-area: 2 / 1 / 3 / 2;
      }
      .auto-box5 {
        grid-area: 2 / 2 / 3 / 3;
      }
      .auto-box6 {
        grid-area: 2 / 3 / 3 / 4;
      }
      .min-box1 {
        grid-area: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2;
      }
      .min-box2 {
        grid-area: 1 / 2 / 2 / 3;
      }
      .min-box3 {
        grid-area: 1 / 3 / 2 / 4;
      }
      .min-box4 {
        grid-area: 2 / 1 / 3 / 2;
      }
      .min-box5 {
        grid-area: 2 / 2 / 3 / 3;
      }
      .min-box6 {
        grid-area: 2 / 3 / 3 / 4;
      }
      .max-box1 {
        grid-area: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2;
      }
      .max-box2 {
        grid-area: 1 / 2 / 2 / 3;
      }
      .max-box3 {
        grid-area: 1 / 3 / 2 / 4;
      }
      .max-box4 {
        grid-area: 2 / 1 / 3 / 2;
      }
      .max-box5 {
        grid-area: 2 / 2 / 3 / 3;
      }
      .max-box6 {
        grid-area: 2 / 3 / 3 / 4;
      }
      .grid-container {
        display: grid;
        grid-auto-rows: 150px;
        gap: 10px;
        background-color: #ccc;
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .grid-container > div {
        background-color: #888;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 20px 0;
        font-size: 30px;
      }
      .grey-container {
        display: grid;
        grid-auto-rows: 30%;
        gap: 10px;
        background-color: #ccc;
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .grey-container > div {
        background-color: #888;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 20px 0;
        font-size: 30px;
      }
      .auto-container {
        display: grid;
        grid-auto-rows: auto;
        gap: 10px;
        background-color: #ccc;
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .auto-container > div {
        background-color: #888;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 20px 0;
        font-size: 30px;
      }
      .min-container {
        display: grid;
        grid-auto-rows: min-content;
        gap: 10px;
        background-color: #000;
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .min-container > div {
        background-color: #ccc;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 20px 0;
        font-size: 30px;
      }
      .max-container {
        display: grid;
        grid-auto-rows: max-content;
        gap: 10px;
        background-color: #000;
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .max-container > div {
        background-color: #ccc;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 20px 0;
        font-size: 30px;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Grid-auto-rows property example</h2>
    <p>Use the <strong>grid-auto-rows</strong> property to set a default size (height) for all rows.</p>
    <h3>150 pixels</h3>
    <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>
    <h3>30%</h3>
    <div class="grey-container">
      <div class="grey-box1">1</div>
      <div class="grey-box2">2</div>
      <div class="grey-box3">3</div>
      <div class="grey-box4">4</div>
      <div class="grey-box5">5</div>
      <div class="grey-box6">6</div>
    </div>
    <h3>auto</h3>
    <div class="auto-container">
      <div class="auto-box1">1</div>
      <div class="auto-box2">2</div>
      <div class="auto-box3">3</div>
      <div class="auto-box4">4</div>
      <div class="auto-box5">5</div>
      <div class="auto-box6">6</div>
    </div>
    <h3>min-content</h3>
    <div class="min-container">
      <div class="min-box1">1</div>
      <div class="min-box2">2</div>
      <div class="min-box3">3</div>
      <div class="min-box4">4</div>
      <div class="min-box5">5</div>
      <div class="min-box6">6</div>
    </div>
    <h3>max-content</h3>
    <div class="max-container">
      <div class="max-box1">1</div>
      <div class="max-box2">2</div>
      <div class="max-box3">3</div>
      <div class="max-box4">4</div>
      <div class="max-box5">5</div>
      <div class="max-box6">6</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Example of the grid-auto-rows property with the "minmax" value:

>Example of the grid-auto-rows property with the "minmax" values:

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      .box1 {
        grid-area: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2;
      }
      .box2 {
        grid-area: 1 / 2 / 2 / 3;
      }
      .box3 {
        grid-area: 1 / 3 / 2 / 4;
      }
      .box4 {
        grid-area: 2 / 1 / 3 / 2;
      }
      .box5 {
        grid-area: 2 / 2 / 3 / 3;
      }
      .box6 {
        grid-area: 2 / 3 / 3 / 4;
      }
      .minmax1 {
        grid-area: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2;
      }
      .minmax2 {
        grid-area: 1 / 2 / 2 / 3;
      }
      .minmax3 {
        grid-area: 1 / 3 / 2 / 4;
      }
      .minmax4 {
        grid-area: 2 / 1 / 3 / 2;
      }
      .minmax5 {
        grid-area: 2 / 2 / 3 / 3;
      }
      .minmax6 {
        grid-area: 2 / 3 / 3 / 4;
      }
      .grid-container {
        display: grid;
        grid-auto-rows: 100px;
        gap: 10px;
        background-color: #ccc;
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .grid-container > div {
        background-color: #666;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 20px 0;
        font-size: 20px;
      }
      .minmax-container {
        display: grid;
        grid-auto-rows: minmax(90px, 4cm);
        gap: 10px;
        background-color: #cccccc;
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .minmax-container > div {
        background-color: #f5f5f5;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 20px 0;
        font-size: 20px;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Grid-auto-rows property example</h2>
    <h3>100 pixels</h3>
    <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>
    <h3>minmax</h3>
    <div class="minmax-container">
      <div class="minmax1">1</div>
      <div class="minmax2">2</div>
      <div class="minmax3">3</div>
      <div class="minmax4">4</div>
      <div class="minmax5">5</div>
      <div class="minmax6">6</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Here, the grid-auto-rows is used to set a default size (height) for all rows.

Values

Value	Description	Play it
auto	The size of each row is determined by its content. This is the default value of the property.	Play it »
max-content	The size of each row depends on the largest item in the row.	Play it »
min-content	The size of each row depends on the smallest item in the row.	Play it »
minmax(min, max)	The size range is greater than or equal to "min" and less than or equal to "max".	Play it »
`<length>`	The size of the rows is specified by length value.	Play it »
`<percentage>`	The size of the rows is specified by percentages.	Play it »
`<flex>`	A non-negative dimension with the unit "fr" that specifies the track’s flex factor. Each `<flex>`-sized track shares remaining space in proportion to its flex factor.
initial	Makes the property use its default value.
inherit	Inherits the property from its parent element.

Practice

What is the function of the 'grid-auto-rows' property in CSS grid layout?

It specifies the size of any auto-generated grid rows.It defines the color of the grid rows.It adjusts the location of grid rows on the screen.It influences the automatic placement algorithm in relation to only grid rows.

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CSS grid-auto-rows Property

Syntax

Example of the grid-auto-rows property:

Result

Example of the grid-auto-rows property with the several values:

Example of the grid-auto-rows property with the "minmax" value:

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Practice