CSS Grid Product Page Layout Generator
Gallery, buy box and details — the e-commerce detail page skeleton.
1080px
1minmax(0, 1fr)2360px3
1auto2auto3
gallery1 / 1 / 2 / 2
buybox1 / 2 / 3 / 3
details2 / 1 / 3 / 2
Named areas. The CSS is a picture of the layout, and only the properties that actually change get repeated inside each media query.
.product {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;
gap: 20px;
grid-template-areas:
"gallery"
"buybox"
"details";
}
.product > .gallery { grid-area: gallery; }
.product > .buybox { grid-area: buybox; }
.product > .details { grid-area: details; }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
.product {
grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 360px;
grid-template-rows: auto auto;
gap: 40px;
grid-template-areas:
"gallery buybox"
"details buybox";
}
}
How this layout works
The buy box is the piece that matters: on desktop it sits beside the gallery and sticks while the gallery scrolls; on mobile it slots directly under the first image.
Give the gallery column minmax(0, 1fr) rather than 1fr. Without the minmax(0, …) a wide image will refuse to shrink and blow out the column.
Every property used here is listed in the CSS Grid cheat sheet, with the reason to reach for it.
Frequently asked questions
Why does my product image blow out its column?
The column is
1fr, whose auto minimum will not shrink below the image's intrinsic width. Use minmax(0, 1fr) for the gallery column.How do I center a grid in CSS?
Use
justify-content: center on the grid container to centre the whole grid inside it, and margin-inline: auto with a max-width to centre the container in the page. These are different jobs: the first moves the tracks within the container, the second moves the container itself.How do I center items inside a CSS grid?
Set
place-items: center on the container. That is shorthand for align-items plus justify-items, and it centres every item inside its own cell on both axes. For a single item, use place-self: center on that item instead.How do I make a CSS grid responsive?
Use
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(260px, 1fr)) and it reflows at every width with no media queries at all. Add breakpoints only when the exact column count matters, or when the layout has to change shape rather than just wrap.When should I use CSS Grid instead of Flexbox?
Use Grid when things must line up in two directions at once, and Flexbox when content flows along one axis. A page skeleton or dashboard is Grid; a navbar or row of buttons is Flexbox. They nest: Grid for the page, Flexbox inside the cells.