CSS Grid generator — visually design grid layouts (rows/cols/gap/areas), copy CSS code, fully responsive.
- Runs locally
- Category Color & Design
- Best for Moving from a visual idea to reusable color values.
Click a cell to name it (e.g. "header"). Cells sharing a name merge into one area.
display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; grid-template-rows: auto auto; gap: 16px;
What this tool does
A visual CSS Grid layout designer for the kind of layouts you actually ship — 12-column hero rows, three-card product galleries, main + sidebar app shells, and the classic holy-grail (header / nav / main / aside / footer) page skeleton. Set the number of rows and columns, pick a gap value, then choose how columns should size: equal (1fr 1fr 1fr ...), fit-content (auto), or per-track custom values where every column gets its own size string (200px, minmax(0, 1fr), 12rem, 25%, anything CSS Grid accepts). Click a cell to give it a name — header, sidebar, content — and drag across cells to merge them into a single named area (grid-template-areas style). The preview panel renders the grid live using the exact same values that will end up in your copied CSS, so what you see is what you ship. Hit copy and paste display: grid; grid-template-columns: ...; grid-template-rows: ...; gap: ...; grid-template-areas: ...; into your stylesheet, your Tailwind arbitrary-value class, or a React inline style. Four presets get you started in one click; everything is editable from there. 100% client-side, no upload, no account, no tracking — designed for developers wiring layouts in React/Vue/Svelte, designers prototyping responsive grids before handing off, and indie builders who want the right grid in 60 seconds instead of 20 minutes of MDN deep dives.
Tool details
- Input
- Files + Numbers + Structured content
- The page exposes text boxes, numeric controls, file pickers, or structured inputs depending on the tool.
- Output
- Live result + Copy + Preview
- The result area focuses on usable output, with copy, download, or preview actions when supported.
- Privacy
- Browser-side processing
- The main tool logic does not call an external API, so inputs normally stay in the current tab.
- Save / share
- No account required
- Open the page and use it; whether results survive refresh depends on the tool.
- Performance budget
- Initial JS <= 10 KB
- No WASM budget is declared, keeping the tool quick to open on mobile.
- Best fit
- Color & Design · Designer
- Category and role tags drive related tools, internal links, and quick fit checks.
How to use
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1. Input
Paste or drop your content into the tool panel.
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2. Process
Click the button. All processing is local in your browser.
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3. Copy / Download
Copy the result or download to disk in one click.
How CSS Grid Generator fits into your work
Use it while choosing, checking, converting, or documenting colors for real interface work.
Color jobs
- Moving from a visual idea to reusable color values.
- Checking contrast and accessibility before a UI ships.
- Keeping brand, design, and implementation color decisions aligned.
Color checks
- Verify contrast against the actual background, not just a sample swatch.
- Check dark and light themes separately when both exist.
- Copy the final format your design system or codebase expects.
Good next steps
These links move the current task into a more complete workflow.
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- 2 Tailwind CSS Cheatsheet Tailwind CSS cheat sheet — 100+ utility classes (spacing, color, flex, grid, typography, responsive) with live preview. Open
- 3 CSS Formatter & Minifier Format and beautify CSS — sort properties, indent rules, expand or minify. Open
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