grid-column

Utilities for controlling how elements are sized and placed across grid columns.

Quick reference

Class	Styles
col-span-<number>	grid-column: span <number> / span <number>;
col-span-full	grid-column: 1 / -1;
col-span-(<custom-property>)	grid-column: span var(<custom-property>) / span var(<custom-property>);
col-span-[<value>]	grid-column: span <value> / span <value>;
col-start-<number>	grid-column-start: <number>;
-col-start-<number>	grid-column-start: calc(<number> * -1);
col-start-auto	grid-column-start: auto;
col-start-(<custom-property>)	grid-column-start: var(<custom-property>);
col-start-[<value>]	grid-column-start: <value>;
col-end-<number>	grid-column-end: <number>;
-col-end-<number>	grid-column-end: calc(<number> * -1);
col-end-auto	grid-column-end: auto;
col-end-(<custom-property>)	grid-column-end: var(<custom-property>);
col-end-[<value>]	grid-column-end: <value>;
col-auto	grid-column: auto;
col-<number>	grid-column: <number>;
-col-<number>	grid-column: calc(<number> * -1);
col-(<custom-property>)	grid-column: var(<custom-property>);
col-[<value>]	grid-column: <value>;

Source: https://tailwindcss.com/guide/grid-column

Examples

Spanning columns

Use col-span-<number> utilities like col-span-2 and col-span-4 to make an element span n columns:

<!-- [!code classes:col-span-2] -->
<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4">
  <div class="...">01</div>
  <div class="...">02</div>
  <div class="...">03</div>
  <div class="col-span-2 ...">04</div>
  <div class="...">05</div>
  <div class="...">06</div>
  <div class="col-span-2 ...">07</div>
</div>

Starting and ending lines

Use col-start-<number> or col-end-<number> utilities like col-start-2 and col-end-3 to make an element start or end at the nth grid line:

<!-- [!code classes:col-start-1,col-start-2,col-end-3,col-end-7] -->
<div class="grid grid-cols-6 gap-4">
  <div class="col-span-4 col-start-2 ...">01</div>
  <div class="col-start-1 col-end-3 ...">02</div>
  <div class="col-span-2 col-end-7 ...">03</div>
  <div class="col-start-1 col-end-7 ...">04</div>
</div>

These can also be combined with the col-span-<number> utilities to span a specific number of columns.

Using a custom value

Use the col-[<value>] syntax to set the grid column based on a completely custom value:

<div class="col-[16] col-span-[span_16_/_span_16] ...">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...</div>

For CSS variables, you can also use the col-(<custom-property>) syntax:

<div class="col-(--my-column) ...">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...</div>

This is just a shorthand for col-[var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.

Responsive design

Prefix a grid-column utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

<div class="col-span-2 md:col-span-6 ...">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...</div>

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.