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CSS Grid Team Section Generator

Headshot cards in an even grid, with a lead card for the person you want introduced first.

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Drag across the grid to draw an area. Arrow keys nudge, Shift + arrows resize.

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11fr21fr31fr41fr5
1auto2auto3
lead1 / 1 / 3 / 3
person-a1 / 3 / 2 / 4
person-b1 / 4 / 2 / 5
person-c2 / 3 / 3 / 4
person-d2 / 4 / 3 / 5

Named areas. The CSS is a picture of the layout, and only the properties that actually change get repeated inside each media query.

.team {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;
  gap: 16px;
  grid-template-areas:
    "lead     lead"
    "person-a person-b"
    "person-c person-d";
}

.team > .lead { grid-area: lead; }
.team > .person-a { grid-area: person-a; }
.team > .person-b { grid-area: person-b; }
.team > .person-c { grid-area: person-c; }
.team > .person-d { grid-area: person-d; }

@media (min-width: 840px) {
  .team {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: auto auto;
    gap: 24px;
    grid-template-areas:
      "lead lead person-a person-b"
      "lead lead person-c person-d";
  }
}

How this layout works

Portraits need a locked aspect ratio or the row heights wander with the source images. aspect-ratio: 4 / 5 on the image plus object-fit: cover gives every card the same shape regardless of what was uploaded.

Two columns on mobile beats one. Headshot cards are short, and a single column turns a team of eight into an eight-screen scroll.

The lead card spans two columns and two rows. Use it for a founder or a hiring call-to-action; an unbroken grid of identical faces has no entry point.

Every property used here is listed in the CSS Grid cheat sheet, with the reason to reach for it.

Frequently asked questions

How do I keep headshots the same size in a team grid?
Lock the image with aspect-ratio: 4 / 5 and object-fit: cover. Row heights otherwise wander with whatever was uploaded, and one landscape photo ruins the row it is in.
How many columns should a team grid have on mobile?
Two. Headshot cards are short, and one column turns a team of eight into an eight-screen scroll.
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.

How to use it

  1. Open the pattern

    The team grid loads into the editor already responsive, with every breakpoint set up.

  2. Change the tracks

    Edit the column and row sizes in the Tracks panel. Anything valid in a track list works.

  3. Redraw at another width

    Move the ruler past a breakpoint marker and rearrange. Only the placement changes.

  4. Copy the code

    Take CSS, HTML, Tailwind or a shadcn component. The media queries are already written.

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