The row-gap CSS property sets the size of the gap (gutter) between an element's rows.
Syntax
/* <length> values */ row-gap: 20px; row-gap: 1em; row-gap: 3vmin; row-gap: 0.5cm; /* <percentage> value */ row-gap: 10%; /* Global values */ row-gap: inherit; row-gap: initial; row-gap: revert; row-gap: revert-layer; row-gap: unset;
Note that grid-row-gap is an alias for this property.
Values
<length-percentage>-
Is the width of the gutter separating the rows.
<percentage>values are relative to the dimension of the element.
Formal definition
| Initial value | normal |
|---|---|
| Applies to | multi-column containers, flex containers, grid containers |
| Inherited | no |
| Computed value | specified keyword, else a computed <length-percentage> value |
| Animation type | by computed value type |
Formal syntax
normal | <length-percentage [0,∞]>
Examples
Flex layout
HTML
<div id="flexbox"> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> </div>
CSS
#flexbox {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
width: 300px;
row-gap: 20px;
}
#flexbox > div {
border: 1px solid green;
background-color: lime;
flex: 1 1 auto;
width: 100px;
height: 50px;
}
Grid layout
HTML
<div id="grid"> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> </div>
CSS
#grid {
display: grid;
height: 200px;
grid-template-columns: 200px;
grid-template-rows: repeat(3, 1fr);
row-gap: 20px;
}
#grid > div {
border: 1px solid green;
background-color: lime;
}
See also
- Related CSS properties:
column-gap,gap - Grid Layout Guide: Basic concepts of grid layout - Gutters