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Negative values for grid-column-start and grid-column-end
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Negative values for grid-row-start and grid-row-end

In the previous assignment we already mentioned that negative values for coordinates can be used in rows. And, as you might have already guessed, in order to do this we need the grid-row-start/grid-row-end properties.

We already used the value -1. Let’s try something new, such as, for example, the value -2 that will designate the second row line counted from the end of the grid:

Schematic representation of grid lines

In the code, it will be written as follows:

.element {
  grid-row-start: 1;
  grid-row-end: -2;
}

Shall we practice what we learned a little?

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  • style.css
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Negative values for grid-row-start and grid-row-end</title> <link href="world.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet"> </head> <body class="world"> <div class="land land--guided land--task-5"> <div class="element element--water">Water</div> <div class="element element--grass">Grass</div> <div class="element element--rocks">Rocks</div> </div> </body> </html>
CSS
.land { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 125px 125px 125px 125px; grid-template-rows: 125px 125px 125px 125px; } .element--water { grid-row-start: 2; grid-row-end: 4; grid-column-start: 1; grid-column-end: 3; } .element--grass { grid-row-start: 4; grid-row-end: 5; grid-column-start: 1; grid-column-end: -1; } .element--lava { grid-row-start: 1; grid-row-end: 2; grid-column-start: 1; grid-column-end: 3; }

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    1. For the .element--rocks block assign the following grid item coordinates for the columns: start coordinate of 3 and end coordinate of 5,
    2. and then assign the following coordinates for the rows: start coordinate of the first line from the start of the grid and end coordinate of the second line from the end of the grid.
    1. Add a lava element to the HTML element.

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