CSS Grid Generator

Build advanced CSS Grid layouts visually — drag tracks, place and span items, paint named grid-template-areas, and go responsive per breakpoint. Copy clean CSS or Tailwind. Everything runs in your browser.

Overview

This CSS Grid generator turns grid layout into a visual, hands-on task. Add columns and rows with any track type — fr, px, %, rem, auto, min-content, max-content, minmax and repeat — and watch a real CSS Grid render live on the canvas. Place items by grid line or by painting named grid-template-areas, span cells, and stretch elements full width. When you are ready to go responsive, choose a breakpoint and override the columns, gaps, areas or item placement for that screen; the tool emits the matching @media queries for you. Toggle the output between clean vanilla CSS and equivalent Tailwind classes — both are generated from the same model so they never drift — and preview the result at mobile, tablet, desktop or any freeform width before copying. Everything runs in your browser: no account, no uploads, and it works offline.

Key Features

  • Visual grid builder with a live, editable canvas that renders your real layout
  • Define columns and rows with fr, px, %, rem, auto, min/max-content, minmax and repeat
  • Place and span items across cells, including full-width 1 / -1 spans
  • Paint named grid-template-areas and bind items to them
  • Per-breakpoint overrides that emit real @media queries and Tailwind responsive prefixes
  • Responsive live preview with mobile, tablet, desktop presets plus freeform drag-to-resize
  • Copy clean vanilla CSS, the HTML markup, or equivalent Tailwind classes in one click
  • Curated starter layouts (holy grail, dashboard, sidebar, card grid and more)
  • Works fully offline and adapts to light and dark mode

Common Use Cases

  • Prototype page layouts fast — Sketch dashboards, holy-grail pages, sidebars and card grids visually and copy production-ready CSS or Tailwind into your project.
  • Author responsive grids — Design a base grid and layer per-breakpoint overrides to control exactly how columns and areas reflow on mobile, tablet and desktop.
  • Learn CSS Grid by seeing it — Connect visual changes to the generated grid-template-columns, grid-area and media-query rules to understand how Grid actually works.
  • Generate grid-template-areas — Paint named regions across the grid and get clean, aligned grid-template-areas plus per-item grid-area rules ready to paste.

How It Works
1

Shape the grid

Add columns and rows and set each track's size — fr units, pixels, percentages, minmax or repeat. The canvas renders your real CSS Grid as you go.

2

Place your content

Add items and position them by grid line or by painting named areas. Span cells, stretch full width, and set per-item alignment.

3

Make it responsive

Pick a breakpoint and override the columns, gaps, areas or item placement for that screen size. The tool emits the matching @media queries automatically.

4

Copy the code

Switch between clean CSS and Tailwind output, preview it live at any device width, and copy the result — no sign-up and nothing uploaded.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does everything run in my browser?
Yes. The builder, the live preview and the code generation all run locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded and there is no tracking.

Can it generate grid-template-areas?
Yes. You can paint named areas across the grid, and items placed in an area get a clean grid-area rule. The generated grid-template-areas is written as aligned, readable rows.

Does it support responsive layouts?
Yes. Set a base layout, then override columns, rows, gaps, areas or item placement per breakpoint. The CSS output includes real min-width media queries and the Tailwind output uses responsive prefixes like md: and lg:.

Can I get Tailwind classes instead of CSS?
Yes. Toggle the output to Tailwind and copy the utility classes on the HTML. Both outputs come from the same model, so they always match.

Is the preview accurate?
The edit canvas renders a real CSS Grid element and the preview is an independent sandboxed render of the exact generated code, so what you see is what you copy.

Do I need to know CSS Grid already?
No. The visual controls and starter layouts guide you, and you can read the generated CSS to learn how each property works.

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