The gap
CSS property sets the gaps (gutters) between rows and columns. It is a shorthand for row-gap
and column-gap
.
gap (grid-gap)
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Syntax
/* One <length> value */ gap: 20px; gap: 1em; gap: 3vmin; gap: 0.5cm; /* One <percentage> value */ gap: 16%; gap: 100%; /* Two <length> values */ gap: 20px 10px; gap: 1em 0.5em; gap: 3vmin 2vmax; gap: 0.5cm 2mm; /* One or two <percentage> values */ gap: 16% 100%; gap: 21px 82%; /* calc() values */ gap: calc(10% + 20px); gap: calc(20px + 10%) calc(10% - 5px); /* Global values */ gap: inherit; gap: initial; gap: revert; gap: revert-layer; gap: unset;
This property is specified as a value for <'row-gap'>
followed optionally by a value for <'column-gap'>
. If <'column-gap'>
is omitted, it's set to the same value as <'row-gap'>
.
<'row-gap'>
and <'column-gap'>
are each specified as a <length>
or a <percentage>
.
Values
-
<length>
-
Is the width of the gutter separating the grid lines.
-
<percentage>
-
Is the width of the gutter separating the grid lines, relative to the dimension of the element.
Formal definition
Initial value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
---|---|
Applies to | multi-column elements, flex containers, grid containers |
Inherited | no |
Computed value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
Animation type | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
Formal syntax
Examples
Flex layout
HTML
<div id="flexbox"> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> </div>
CSS
#flexbox { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; width: 300px; gap: 20px 5px; } #flexbox > div { border: 1px solid green; background-color: lime; flex: 1 1 auto; width: 100px; height: 50px; }
Result
Grid layout
HTML
<div id="grid"> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> </div>
CSS
#grid { display: grid; height: 200px; grid-template: repeat(3, 1fr) / repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px 5px; } #grid > div { border: 1px solid green; background-color: lime; }
Result
Multi-column layout
HTML
<p class="content-box"> This is some multi-column text with a 40px column gap created with the CSS <code>gap</code> property. Don't you think that's fun and exciting? I sure do! </p>
CSS
.content-box { column-count: 3; gap: 40px; }
Result
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Box Alignment Module Level 3 # gap-shorthand |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
flex_context |
84
|
84
|
63
|
No
|
70
|
14.1
|
84
|
84
|
63
|
60
|
14.5
|
14.0
|
grid_context |
66
57
|
16
16
|
61
52
|
No
|
53
44
|
12
10.1
|
66
57
|
66
57
|
61
52
|
47
43
|
12
10.3
|
9.0
7.0
|
multicol_context |
66
|
16
|
61
|
No
|
53
|
No
|
66
|
66
|
61
|
47
|
No
|
9.0
|
See also
- Related CSS properties:
row-gap
,column-gap
- Grid Layout Guide: Basic concepts of grid layout - Gutters
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