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  • 17. Unfixed column and row widths
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  • 19. Grid spacing: the row-gap and column-gap properties
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Unfixed column and row widths

You can use the auto value in both the column definition and row definition. You can even do it at the same time.

For example, let’s create such a grid: the entire width the grid is divided into two equal columns, whereas the first and last rows have fixed sizes.

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  • index.html
  • style.css
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Unfixed column and row widths</title> <link href="world.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet"> </head> <body class="world"> <div class="land"> <div class="element element--water element--simple">1</div> <div class="element element--grass element--simple">2</div> <div class="element element--rocks element--simple">3</div> <div class="element element--lava element--simple">4</div> <div class="element element--sand element--simple">5</div> </div> </body> </html>
CSS
.land { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto; }

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    1. For the .land block grid assign three rows with the following sizes: 100px, auto, and 100px.

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