CSS Grid auto fit with max-content
I had a similar question when playing around with grid:
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(max-content, 1fr))
If we take a look at the documentation we can see that minmax
command is valid:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/minmax
But in a repeat documentation on csswg, it states one simple rule that disallows all of this from happening; https://drafts.csswg.org/css-grid/#funcdef-repeat
The generic form of the repeat() syntax is, approximately,
repeat( [ <positive-integer> | auto-fill | auto-fit ] , <track-list> )
The first argument specifies the number of repetitions. The second argument is a track list, which is repeated that number of times.
However, there are some restrictions:
The repeat() notation can’t be nested.
Automatic repetitions (auto-fill or auto-fit) cannot be combined with intrinsic or flexible sizes.
Whats an intrinsic or flexible sizes ?
- An intrinsic sizing function (
min-content
,max-content
,auto
,fit-content()
).
So the command wont work in grid because each column/row will be different sizes and wrapping cannot take place. See bellow picture as example.
This behavior should be executed using flex-box instead.

Hectooorr
Updated on September 29, 2021Comments
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I have 4 columns. The actual content for columns 1 and 4 is 150px, column 2 is 250px and column 3 is 370px. I want to wrap the columns when the browser width changes. When I decrease the width of the browser, I want each column to shrink down to their lowest width before wrapping. So I imagine the 4th column would fall to the next row with a 100% width after it fell below 150px width.
Here's what I thought should've done the trick:
repeat(auto-fit, minmax(max-content, 1fr))
Is there a way to achieve this without passing a fixed width where 'max-content' is?
Here's my solution using media queries and hard widths
https://jsfiddle.net/9hjb5qv8/
Here's the html/css I used in the fiddle above:
.container { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(370px, 1fr)); grid-gap: 8px; } @media (max-width: 799px) { .container { grid-template-columns: minmax(max-content, 1fr); } } @media (min-width: 800px) { .container .p2, .container .p3 { grid-column: auto / span 2; } } .container > div { background-color: gray; text-align: center; }
<div class="container"> <div class="p1"> <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/150x150"> </div> <div class="p2"> <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/250x150"> </div> <div class="p3"> <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/370x150"> </div> <div class="p4"> <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/150x150"> </div> </div>