CSS Grid Builder
Build a CSS Grid layout by placing items visually, and copy the code.
Placing grid items by hand
Beyond defining rows and columns, CSS Grid lets you place items into specific cells and span them across the grid, which is powerful but fiddly in code. This lets you build a layout by positioning items visually and generates the CSS, so you can compose a grid arrangement by sight rather than counting grid lines.
Place your items on the grid and copy the CSS.
The power of explicit placement
Where Grid really shines is placing items deliberately — this card spans two columns, that panel sits in the corner, the header stretches across the top. Doing this in code means working with grid-line numbers or named areas, which is easy to lose track of. Building it visually removes that friction and makes Grid's two-dimensional model obvious. Named template areas are especially powerful, letting you lay out a page structure almost like a diagram in the CSS itself. Generating the layout from a visual arrangement and then refining it is far faster than plotting line numbers by hand, and it turns Grid from intimidating into approachable.
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from a grid generator?
A generator defines the rows and columns; a builder lets you place and span individual items in specific cells, composing the arrangement visually.
Why is visual placement helpful?
Because placing items by grid-line number in code is easy to lose track of — building it by sight makes Grid's two-dimensional model obvious.
Is anything uploaded?
No. The code is generated in your browser.