Bootstrap includes a powerful mobile-first grid system for building layouts of all shapes and sizes.
.container
for fixed width or .container-fluid
for full width.width
s are set in percentages, so they’re always fluid and sized relative to their parent element.The above example creates three equal-width columns on small, medium, large, and extra large devices using our predefined grid classes. Those columns are centered in the page with the parent .container
.
While Bootstrap uses em
s or rem
s for defining most sizes, px
s are used for grid breakpoints and container widths. This is because the viewport width is in pixels and does not change with the font size.
See how aspects of the Bootstrap grid system work across multiple devices with a handy table.
Extra small <576px |
Small ≥576px |
Medium ≥768px |
Large ≥992px |
Extra large ≥1200px |
XExtra large ≥1400px |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grid behavior | Horizontal at all times | Collapsed to start, horizontal above breakpoints | ||||
Max container width | None (auto) | 540px | 720px | 960px | 1140px | 1400px |
Class prefix | .col-xs- |
.col-sm- |
.col-md- |
.col-lg- |
.col-xl- |
.col-xxl- |
# of columns | 12 | |||||
Gutter width | 30px (15px on each side of a column) |
In addition to our semantic mixins, Bootstrap includes an extensive set of prebuilt classes for quickly creating grid columns. It includes options for device-based column sizing, reordering columns, and more.
Using a single set of .col-md-*
grid classes, you can create a basic grid system that starts out stacked on mobile devices and tablet devices (the extra small to small range) before becoming horizontal on desktop (medium) devices. Place grid columns within any .row
.
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-1">col-md-1</div>
<div class="col-md-1">col-md-1</div>
<div class="col-md-1">col-md-1</div>
<div class="col-md-1">col-md-1</div>
<div class="col-md-1">col-md-1</div>
<div class="col-md-1">col-md-1</div>
<div class="col-md-1">col-md-1</div>
<div class="col-md-1">col-md-1</div>
<div class="col-md-1">col-md-1</div>
<div class="col-md-1">col-md-1</div>
<div class="col-md-1">col-md-1</div>
<div class="col-md-1">col-md-1</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-8">col-md-8</div>
<div class="col-md-4">col-md-4</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-4">col-md-4</div>
<div class="col-md-4">col-md-4</div>
<div class="col-md-4">col-md-4</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-6">col-md-6</div>
<div class="col-md-6">col-md-6</div>
</div>
Don’t want your columns to simply stack in smaller devices? Use the extra small and medium device grid classes by adding .col-xs-*
and .col-md-*
to your columns. See the example below for a better idea of how it all works.
<!-- Stack the columns on mobile by making one full-width and the other half-width -->
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-12 col-md-8">.col-xs-12 .col-md-8</div>
<div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4">.col-xs-6 .col-md-4</div>
</div>
<!-- Columns start at 50% wide on mobile and bump up to 33.3% wide on desktop -->
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4">.col-xs-6 .col-md-4</div>
<div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4">.col-xs-6 .col-md-4</div>
<div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4">.col-xs-6 .col-md-4</div>
</div>
<!-- Columns are always 50% wide, on mobile and desktop -->
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-6">.col-xs-6</div>
<div class="col-xs-6">.col-xs-6</div>
</div>
With the four tiers of grids available you’re bound to run into issues where, at certain breakpoints, your columns don’t clear quite right as one is taller than the other. To fix that, use a combination of a .clearfix
and our responsive utility classes.
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3">.col-xs-6 .col-sm-3</div>
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3">.col-xs-6 .col-sm-3</div>
<!-- Add the extra clearfix for only the required viewport -->
<div class="clearfix hidden-sm-up"></div>
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3">.col-xs-6 .col-sm-3</div>
<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3">.col-xs-6 .col-sm-3</div>
</div>
In addition to column clearing at responsive breakpoints, you may need to reset offsets, pushes, or pulls. See this in action in the grid example.
<div class="row">
<div class="col-sm-5 col-md-6">.col-sm-5 .col-md-6</div>
<div class="col-sm-5 offset-sm-2 col-md-6 offset-md-0">.col-sm-5 .offset-sm-2 .col-md-6 .offset-md-0</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-sm-6 col-md-5 col-lg-6">.col.col-sm-6.col-md-5.col-lg-6</div>
<div class="col-sm-6 col-md-5 offset-md-2 col-lg-6 offset-lg-0">.col-sm-6 .col-md-5 .offset-md-2 .col-lg-6 .offset-lg-0</div>
</div>
Move columns to the right using .offset-md-*
classes. These classes increase the left margin of a column by *
columns. For example, .offset-md-4
moves .col-md-4
over four columns.
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-4">.col-md-4</div>
<div class="col-md-4 offset-md-4">.col-md-4 .offset-md-4</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-3 offset-md-3">.col-md-3 .offset-md-3</div>
<div class="col-md-3 offset-md-3">.col-md-3 .offset-md-3</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-6 offset-md-3">.col-md-6 .offset-md-3</div>
</div>
To nest your content with the default grid, add a new .row
and set of .col-sm-*
columns within an existing .col-sm-*
column. Nested rows should include a set of columns that add up to 12 or fewer (it is not required that you use all 12 available columns).
<div class="row">
<div class="col-sm-9">
Level 1: .col-sm-9
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-8 col-sm-6">
Level 2: .col-xs-8 .col-sm-6
</div>
<div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-6">
Level 2: .col-xs-4 .col-sm-6
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Easily change the order of our built-in grid columns with .push-md-*
and .pull-md-*
modifier classes.
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-9 push-md-3">.col-md-9 .push-md-3</div>
<div class="col-md-3 pull-md-9">.col-md-3 .pull-md-9</div>
</div>