Flexbox & GridGrid Auto Flow

Grid Auto Flow

Control how items are automatically placed in a grid.

Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions.

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Safari

Usage

Row

Place items by filling each row before moving to the next.

A
B
C
D
E
<div class="d-g g-4 gaf-r gtc-3 gtr-3 ta-c c-white">
<div class="bg-indigo-8 gc-s-2 p-4 c-indigo-5">A</div>
<div class="bg-indigo-8 gc-s-2 p-4 c-indigo-5">B</div>
<div class="bg-indigo p-4">C</div>
<div class="bg-indigo-8 p-4 c-indigo-5">D</div>
<div class="bg-indigo-8 p-4 c-indigo-5">E</div>
</div>

Column

Place items by filling each column before moving to the next.

A
B
C
D
E
<div class="d-g g-4 gaf-c gtc-3 gtr-3 ta-c">
<div class="bg-indigo-8 gc-s-2 p-4 c-indigo-5">A</div>
<div class="bg-indigo-8 gc-s-2 p-4 c-indigo-5">B</div>
<div class="bg-indigo p-4 c-white">C</div>
<div class="bg-indigo-8 p-4 c-indigo-5">D</div>
<div class="bg-indigo-8 p-4 c-indigo-5">E</div>
</div>

Dense

Fill in gaps in the grid as efficiently as possible.

A
B
C
D
E
<div class="d-g g-4 gaf-d gtc-3 gtr-3 ta-c c-white">
<div class="bg-indigo-8 gc-s-2 p-4 c-indigo-5">A</div>
<div class="bg-indigo-8 gc-s-2 p-4 c-indigo-5">B</div>
<div class="bg-indigo p-4">C</div>
<div class="bg-indigo-8 p-4 c-indigo-5">D</div>
<div class="bg-indigo-8 p-4 c-indigo-5">E</div>
</div>

Row Dense

Fill in each row while attempting to fill gaps efficiently.

A
B
C
D
<div class="d-g gaf-rd g-4 ta-c c-white">
<div class="bg-indigo p-4">A</div>
<div class="bg-indigo p-4">B</div>
<div class="bg-indigo p-4">C</div>
<div class="bg-indigo p-4">D</div>
</div>

Responsive Design

Use breakpoint prefixes to target different screen sizes. Styles apply from the breakpoint & up.

Target viewport sizes with breakpoint prefixes.

sm:gaf-[value]
Small640px
md:gaf-[value]
Medium768px
lg:gaf-[value]
Large1024px
xxl:gaf-[value]
Extra Large1536px

Hover State

Apply styles conditionally on hover using the h: prefix.

Add the h: prefix to apply styles only when the user hovers over the element.

Syntax:h:gaf-[value]