CSS Grid Introduction
Understand CSS Grid from zero: why it was created, how it differs from Flexbox, and how full page layouts become easy and structured.
David Miller
January 10, 2026
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CSS Grid is a **two-dimensional layout system**.
Flexbox is good for:
- one row OR one column
Grid is made for:
- rows AND columns together
- full page layouts
## Why Grid was introduced
Before Grid:
- layouts were hacky
- floats and margins were abused
- code was hard to maintain
Grid solves this cleanly.
## Basic Grid setup
```css
.container {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;
}
```
## UI imagination
- Left column = sidebar (200px)
- Right column = content (auto)
## Real-world use
- Dashboard layouts
- Admin panels
- Website main structure
## Mental model
Think of Grid like **table lines**, but flexible.
```mermaid
flowchart TD
A[Grid Container] --> B[Columns]
A --> C[Rows]
```
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