💻 CSS Grid: A Comprehensive Guide

CSS Grid is a powerful layout system that allows you to create complex web designs with ease. It provides a two-dimensional grid structure, enabling you to control both rows and columns.

📌 Basic Concepts

Grid Container: The parent element that becomes a grid. Use display: grid; to enable it.
Grid Items: Child elements placed within the grid. They automatically align to the grid lines.
Grid Lines: The lines that form the grid structure. You can specify them using grid-template-rows and grid-template-columns.

📌 Tip: Use grid-gap (now gap) to add spacing between items. For example: gap: 10px;

🛠️ Layout Techniques

Auto-fit: Automatically adjust the number of columns to fit the container.
```
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr));
```
Fr Units: Define flexible space that adjusts based on available area.
```
grid-template-rows: 1fr 2fr 1fr;
```

Grid Areas: Define regions for specific items.

grid-template-areas: 
  "header header"
  "nav main"
  "footer footer";

📚 Best Practices

Responsive Design: Use auto-fit and minmax for adaptive layouts.
Accessibility: Ensure proper alignment and spacing for readability.
Performance: Avoid overusing nested grids; keep it simple where possible.

🌐 Expand Your Knowledge

For advanced examples and real-world use cases, check out our CSS Grid Examples Tutorial.

📌 Common Properties

Property	Description
`grid-template-columns`	Defines the number and size of columns
`grid-template-rows`	Defines the number and size of rows
`grid-auto-rows`	Defines the size of automatically generated rows
`grid-column`	Positions an item within columns
`grid-row`	Positions an item within rows

🛠️ Hands-On Practice

Try creating a grid layout using the following steps:

Set the container with display: grid;
Define columns and rows using grid-template-columns and grid-template-rows
Place items using grid-column and grid-row

For more interactive examples, visit our CSS Grid Playground.