freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/01-responsive-web-design/css-grid/add-columns-with-grid-template-columns.md

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id: 5a9036d038fddaf9a66b5d32
title: Add Columns with grid-template-columns
challengeType: 0
videoUrl: 'https://scrimba.com/p/pByETK/c7NzDHv'
forumTopicId: 301117
dashedName: add-columns-with-grid-template-columns
---

# --description--

Simply creating a grid element doesn't get you very far. You need to define the structure of the grid as well. To add some columns to the grid, use the `grid-template-columns` property on a grid container as demonstrated below:

```css
.container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 50px 50px;
}
```

This will give your grid two columns that are each 50px wide. The number of parameters given to the `grid-template-columns` property indicates the number of columns in the grid, and the value of each parameter indicates the width of each column.

# --instructions--

Give the grid container three columns that are each `100px` wide.

# --hints--

`container` class should have a `grid-template-columns` property with three units of `100px`.

```js
assert(new __helpers.CSSHelp(document).getStyle('.container')?.gridTemplateColumns === '100px 100px 100px');
```

# --seed--

## --seed-contents--

```html
<style>
  .d1{background:LightSkyBlue;}
  .d2{background:LightSalmon;}
  .d3{background:PaleTurquoise;}
  .d4{background:LightPink;}
  .d5{background:PaleGreen;}

  .container {
    font-size: 40px;
    width: 100%;
    background: LightGray;
    display: grid;
    /* Only change code below this line */

    
    /* Only change code above this line */
  }
</style>

<div class="container">
  <div class="d1">1</div>
  <div class="d2">2</div>
  <div class="d3">3</div>
  <div class="d4">4</div>
  <div class="d5">5</div>
</div>
```

# --solutions--

```html
<style>.container {grid-template-columns: 100px 100px 100px;}</style>
```