For this classic holy grail layout, there is a header, footer, left sidebar, right sidebar, and main content. It's similar to the previous layout, but now with sidebars!
To write this entire grid using a single line of code, use the grid-template
property. This enables you to set both the rows and columns at the same time.
The property and value pair is: grid-template: auto 1fr auto / auto 1fr auto
. The slash between the first and second space-separated lists is the break between rows and columns.
.parent {
display: grid;
grid-template: auto 1fr auto / auto 1fr auto;
}
As in the last example, where the header and footer had auto-sized content, here the left and right sidebar are automatically sized based on their children's intrinsic size. However, this time it is horizontal size (width) instead of vertical (height).
<div class="parent">
<header class="section coral">Header</header>
<div class="left-side section blue">Left Sidebar</div>
<main class="section green"> Main Content</main>
<div class="right-side section yellow">Right Sidebar</div>
<footer class="section coral">Footer</footer>
</div>
.parent {
display: grid;
grid-template: auto 1fr auto / auto 1fr auto;
}
header {
padding: 2rem;
grid-column: 1 / 4;
}
.left-side {
grid-column: 1 / 2;
}
main {
grid-column: 2 / 3;
}
.right-side {
grid-column: 3 / 4;
}
footer {
grid-column: 1 / 4;
}