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CSS grid-column-start Property

Use the grid-column-start CSS property to specify on which column to start displaying the item. See property description, values and examples.

The grid-column-start property specifies the start position of the item within the column by adding a line, a span, or nothing. In other words, it defines the inline-start position of its grid area.

Initial Valueauto
Applies toGrid items.
InheritedNo.
AnimatableYes. The starting point is animatable.
VersionCSS Grid Layout Module Level 1
DOM Syntaxobject.style.gridColumnStart = "6";

Syntax

CSS grid-column-start syntax

grid-column-start: auto | span n | column-line | initial | inherit;

Example of the grid-column-start property:

CSS grid-column-start code example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      .grid-container {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: auto auto auto auto;
        gap: 10px;
        background-color: #666;
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .grid-container > div {
        background-color: #ccc;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 20px 0;
        font-size: 30px;
      }
      .box1 {
        grid-column-start: 6;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Grid-column-start property example</h2>
    <div class="grid-container">
      <div class="box1">1</div>
      <div>2</div>
      <div>3</div>
      <div>4</div>
      <div>5</div>
      <div>6</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>
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Result

Grid-column-start property

Here, we have specified from which column the display of the item should start. Note: Since the grid template only defines 4 columns, lines 5 and 6 are created implicitly to accommodate the item. In the following example, we have specified the number of columns the item will span.

Example of the grid-column-start property specified as "span 2":

CSS grid-column-start another code example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      .span-container {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: auto auto auto auto;
        gap: 10px;
        background-color: #888;
        padding: 10px;
        margin-top: 20px;
      }
      .span-container > div {
        background-color: #fff;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 20px 0;
        font-size: 30px;
      }
      .span-box1 {
        grid-column-start: span 2;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Grid-column-start property example</h2>
    <div class="span-container">
      <div class="span-box1">1</div>
      <div>2</div>
      <div>3</div>
      <div>4</div>
      <div>5</div>
      <div>6</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>
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Example of the grid-column-start property with the "auto" value:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      .grid-container {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: auto auto auto auto;
        gap: 10px;
        background-color: #666;
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .grid-container > div {
        background-color: #ccc;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 20px 0;
        font-size: 30px;
      }
      .box1 {
        grid-column-start: auto;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Grid-column-start 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 class="box8">8</div>
      <div class="box9">9</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>
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Example of the grid-column-start property with the "column-line" value:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      .grid-container {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: auto auto auto auto;
        gap: 12px;
        background-color: red;
        padding: 15px;
      }
      .grid-container>div {
        background-color: #dcdcdc;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 20px 0;
        font-size: 35px;
        color: white;
      }
      .box1 {
        grid-column-start: 4;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1> Grid-column-start Property </h1>
    <div class="grid-container">
      <div class="box1">1</div>
      <div>2</div>
      <div>3</div>
      <div>4</div>
      <div>5</div>
      <div>6</div>
      <div>7</div>
      <div>8</div>
      <div>9</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>
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Values

ValueDescriptionPlay it
autoOnly one column will be spanned. This is the default value of this property.Play it »
span nSpecifies the number of columns the item will span.Play it »
column-lineSpecifies the grid line where the item should start.Play it »

Practice

Practice

What does the CSS grid-column-start property do?