- Tags: Grid, Layout, Responsive
- Categories: CSS Properties, CSS Reference, Reference
Quick Reference
The grid-auto-flow property controls how auto-placed items get inserted in the grid.
div {
grid-auto-flow: column;
}
Values
| Default value | row |
| Inherited values | no |
| Can it be animated? | yes |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| row | Places items by filling each row (default) |
| column | Places items by filling each column |
| dense | Place items to fill any holes in the grid |
| row dense | Places items by filling each row, and to fill any holes in the grid |
| column dense | Places items by filling each column, and to fill any holes in the grid |
Using JavaScript
The HTML element can also be styled using JavaScript and the element’s id.
document.getElementById('my_div').style.gridAutoFlow = 'column';
<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.gridAutoFlow = 'column';
}
</script>
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CSS NOTES:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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