The magic of auto-fit and auto-fill (and the difference between them)

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Grid's auto-fit and auto-fill are super useful, and while the declaration is pretty long, and can seem complicated, it's not so bad once you break it down. ✅ Auto-fill vs. auto-fit demo: https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/pen/yyLYoZO ✅ More on getting started with Grid: https://youtu.be/rg7Fvvl3taU ✉ Keep up to date with everything I'm up to https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter 💬 Come hang out with other devs in my Discord Community https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK ⭐ Are you a beginner? HTML & CSS for absolute beginners is for you: https://learn.kevinpowell.co 🎓 Start writing CSS with confidence with CSS Demystified: [https://cssdemystified.com](https://cssdemystified.com/) 🚀 Already mastered CSS? Check out my advanced course, Beyond CSS: https://www.beyondcss.dev/ #css ⌚ Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 00:25 - The basics of grid columns 02:30 - Using the repeat syntax 03:15 - Breaking down repeat auto-fit 05:45 - Preventing overflow 08:00 - Use a variable for the minimum value 08:45 - How to remember this declaration 11:25 - The difference between auto-fit and auto-fill --- Help support my channel 👨‍🎓 Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses 👕 Buy a shirt: https://cottonbureau.com/people/kevin-powell 💖 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kevinpowell or through YT memberships: https://youtube.com/@KevinPowell/join --- 🧑‍💻 My editor: VS Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/ 🌈 My theme: One Dark Pro Var Night 🔤 My font: Cascadia Code --- I'm on some other places on the internet too! If you'd like a behind the scenes and previews of what's coming up on my YouTube channel: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kevinpowell.co Codepen: https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/ Github: https://github.com/kevin-powell --- And whatever you do, don't forget to keep on making your corner of the internet just a little bit more awesome!