Masonry layout
Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
Level 3 of the CSS grid layout specification includes a masonry
value for grid-template-columns
and grid-template-rows
. This guide details what masonry layout is and how to use it.
Masonry layout is a layout method where one axis uses a typical strict grid layout, most often columns, and the other a masonry layout. On the masonry axis, rather than sticking to a strict grid with gaps being left after shorter items, the items in the following row rise up to completely fill the gaps.
Creating a masonry layout
To create the most common masonry layout, your columns will be the grid axis and the rows the masonry axis. Define this layout with grid-template-columns
and grid-template-rows
:
.container {
display: grid;
gap: 10px;
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(120px, 1fr));
grid-template-rows: masonry;
}
The child elements of this container will now lay out item by item along the rows, as they would with regular grid layout automatic placement. However, as they move onto a new row the items will display according to the masonry algorithm. Items will load into the column with the most room causing a tightly packed layout without strict row tracks.
It is also possible to create a masonry layout with items loading into rows.
Controlling the grid axis
On the grid axis, things will work just as you expect them to in grid layout. You can cause items to span multiple tracks while remaining in auto-placement, using the span
keyword. Items may also be positioned using line-based positioning.
Masonry layout with spanning items
In this example two of the items span two tracks, and the masonry items work around them.
This example includes an item which has positioning for columns. Items with definite placement are placed before the masonry layout happens.
masonry-auto-flow
The masonry-auto-flow
property gives you a way to change how the masonry algorithm behaves. Give it a value of next
and items will display in order on the grid axis, rather than going into whichever track has the most free space. The value positioned
will ignore items with definite placement and place items in order-modified document order.
Fallback
In browsers that do not support masonry, regular grid auto-placement will be used instead.
Browser compatibility
css.properties.grid-template-columns.masonry
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css.properties.grid-template-rows.masonry
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