gap
Utilities for controlling gutters between grid and flexbox items.
| Class | Styles |
|---|---|
gap-<number> | |
gap: calc(var(--spacing) * <value>); |
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| gap-(<custom-property>) |
gap: var(<custom-property>);
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| gap-[<value>] |
gap: <value>;
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| gap-x-<number> |
column-gap: calc(var(--spacing) * <value>);
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| gap-x-(<custom-property>) |
column-gap: var(<custom-property>);
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| gap-x-[<value>] |
column-gap: <value>;
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| gap-y-<number> |
row-gap: calc(var(--spacing) * <value>);
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| gap-y-(<custom-property>) |
row-gap: var(<custom-property>);
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| gap-y-[<value>] |
row-gap: <value>;
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Use gap-<number> utilities like gap-2 and gap-4 to change the gap between both rows and columns in grid and flexbox layouts:
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<div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4"> <div>01</div> <div>02</div> <div>03</div> <div>04</div></div>
Use gap-x-<number> or gap-y-<number> utilities like gap-x-8 and gap-y-4 to change the gap between columns and rows independently:
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<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"> <div>01</div> <div>02</div> <div>03</div> <div>04</div> <div>05</div> <div>06</div></div>
Use utilities like gap-[<value>],gap-x-[<value>], and gap-y-[<value>] to set the gap based on a completely custom value:
<div class="gap-[10vw] ..."> <!-- ... --></div>
For CSS variables, you can also use the gap-(<custom-property>) syntax:
<div class="gap-(--my-gap) ..."> <!-- ... --></div>
This is just a shorthand for gap-[var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.
Prefix gap,column-gap, and row-gap utilities with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:
<div class="grid gap-4 md:gap-6 ..."> <!-- ... --></div>
Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.
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