csscss-gridfluid-layoutcss-multicolumn-layout

Why doesn't min-content work with auto-fill or auto-fit?

Basically, I do not understand why this works:

.grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, min-content);
}

But this doesn't work:

.grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, min-content);
}

I really wish to make the latter functionality possible. Are there other ways to make it work?

Solution

  • The second rule doesn't work because min-content is an intrinsic sizing function.

    § 7.2.2.1. Syntax of repeat()

    • Automatic repetitions (auto-fill or auto-fit) cannot be combined with intrinsic or flexible sizes.

    § 11. Grid Sizing