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All 30 in 30 Tailwind CSS Grid Layouts

  1. 01Tailwind Full-Bleed Article Layout for Long-Form Editorial
  2. 02Tailwind Docs Layout with Sticky Table of Contents
  3. 03Tailwind Photo Gallery Grid with auto-fill and Real Images
  4. 04Tailwind Holy Grail Page Layout for a News Site
  5. 05Tailwind Data Table with Subgrid Rows and Status Pills
  6. 06Tailwind Overlapping Card Hero for a Case Study
  7. 07Tailwind Help Center Layout with Fixed Sidebars
  8. 08Tailwind 12 Column Grid System for Marketing Pages
  9. 09Tailwind Bento Grid for a Product Feature Section
  10. 10Tailwind Magazine Spread Layout with Overlapping Headline
  11. 11Tailwind Responsive Card Grid for an Integrations Directory
  12. 12Tailwind CMS Category Grid that Compacts Itself with has()
  13. 13Tailwind Masonry Layout for a Saved Ideas Board
  14. 14Tailwind Hexagon Team Grid with clip-path Avatars
  15. 15Tailwind Subgrid Cards with Perfectly Aligned Buttons
  16. 16Tailwind Analytics Dashboard Layout with Grid App Shell
  17. 17Tailwind Pricing Table with Subgrid and a Featured Plan
  18. 18Tailwind Kanban Board with Scroll Snap Columns
  19. 19Tailwind Video Thumbnail Grid with Zero Layout Shift
  20. 20Tailwind Container Query Card for Reusable Article Teasers
  21. 21Tailwind Diagonal Section Band with skewY Counter-Skew
  22. 22Tailwind Asymmetric Poster Hero with Layered Grid Regions
  23. 23Tailwind Mosaic Photo Wall with a Designed Span Sequence
  24. 24Tailwind Dense Grid Packing for a Mixed-Size Asset Library
  25. 25Tailwind Onboarding Stepper with CSS Counters
  26. 26Tailwind macOS Window Layout with Vibrancy Sidebar
  27. 27Tailwind Scroll Snap Carousel with Peeking Slides
  28. 28Tailwind Status Map UI with Grid Coordinate Pins
  29. 29Tailwind Logo Wall with 1px Gap Hairline Dividers
  30. 30Tailwind Periodic Table Layout with Grid Coordinates
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Tailwind Holy Grail Page Layout for a News Site

Header, section nav, story column, trending rail, footer — the layout every publication still ships, written as an ASCII map you can read in the class list and restacked on mobile by one variant on the same element.

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The code

<section class="tgx-04 w-full min-h-svh bg-tgx04-bg text-tgx04-ink font-tgx04-sans p-5">
  <div class="grid gap-3 min-h-[420px] [grid-template-areas:'masthead_masthead_masthead'_'nav_main_rail'_'footer_footer_footer'] grid-cols-[minmax(140px,180px)_minmax(0,1fr)_minmax(150px,220px)] grid-rows-[auto_1fr_auto] max-md:[grid-template-areas:'masthead'_'nav'_'main'_'rail'_'footer'] max-md:grid-cols-1 max-md:grid-rows-none">
    <header class="[grid-area:masthead] flex items-center justify-between gap-4 flex-wrap rounded-xl bg-tgx04-panel border border-tgx04-line px-4 py-3">
      <div class="flex items-baseline gap-3">
        <strong class="font-tgx04-serif text-[1.25rem] tracking-[-0.01em]">The Ledger</strong>
        <span class="text-[0.7rem] text-tgx04-dim tabular-nums">Monday, 21 September</span>
      </div>
      <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
        <span class="text-[0.72rem] text-tgx04-dim bg-tgx04-bg border border-tgx04-line rounded-lg px-3 py-1.5">⌕ Search</span>
        <button type="button" class="text-[0.75rem] font-semibold text-white bg-tgx04-accent rounded-lg px-3 min-h-9 cursor-pointer transition-colors hover:bg-tgx04-accentdark focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Subscribe</button>
      </div>
    </header>
    <nav aria-label="Sections" class="[grid-area:nav] flex flex-col gap-0.5 rounded-xl bg-tgx04-panel border border-tgx04-line p-2.5">
      <p class="text-[0.62rem] tracking-[0.16em] uppercase text-tgx04-dim px-2 pb-1.5">Sections</p>
      <a href="#0" aria-current="page" class="text-[0.82rem] no-underline rounded-lg px-2.5 min-h-9 flex items-center text-tgx04-dim transition-colors hover:text-tgx04-ink hover:bg-tgx04-hover aria-[current=page]:text-tgx04-accent aria-[current=page]:bg-tgx04-accenttint aria-[current=page]:font-semibold focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Markets</a>
      <a href="#0" class="text-[0.82rem] no-underline rounded-lg px-2.5 min-h-9 flex items-center text-tgx04-dim transition-colors hover:text-tgx04-ink hover:bg-tgx04-hover focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Policy</a>
      <a href="#0" class="text-[0.82rem] no-underline rounded-lg px-2.5 min-h-9 flex items-center text-tgx04-dim transition-colors hover:text-tgx04-ink hover:bg-tgx04-hover focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Energy</a>
      <a href="#0" class="text-[0.82rem] no-underline rounded-lg px-2.5 min-h-9 flex items-center text-tgx04-dim transition-colors hover:text-tgx04-ink hover:bg-tgx04-hover focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Opinion</a>
      <a href="#0" class="text-[0.82rem] no-underline rounded-lg px-2.5 min-h-9 flex items-center text-tgx04-dim transition-colors hover:text-tgx04-ink hover:bg-tgx04-hover focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Data</a>
    </nav>
    <main class="[grid-area:main] min-w-0 rounded-xl bg-tgx04-panel border border-tgx04-line p-4 flex flex-col gap-4">
      <article class="flex flex-col gap-2 pb-4 border-b border-tgx04-line">
        <p class="text-[0.66rem] font-semibold tracking-[0.14em] uppercase text-tgx04-accent">Markets · Live</p>
        <h2 class="font-tgx04-serif text-[clamp(1.3rem,2.6vw,1.75rem)] leading-[1.15] tracking-[-0.01em] text-balance">Freight rates slip for a fourth week as North Sea capacity returns</h2>
        <p class="text-[0.86rem] leading-[1.65] text-tgx04-dim">Spot prices on the Rotterdam–Felixstowe corridor fell 3.1% overnight, the longest run of declines since spring, as three delayed vessels re-entered service.</p>
        <p class="text-[0.72rem] text-tgx04-dim">Priya Raman · 6 min read</p>
      </article>
      <article class="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
        <h3 class="font-tgx04-serif text-[1.02rem] leading-[1.3]">Regulator opens consultation on port fee transparency</h3>
        <p class="text-[0.84rem] leading-[1.6] text-tgx04-dim">Operators would publish surcharge schedules quarterly under the draft rule.</p>
      </article>
      <article class="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
        <h3 class="font-tgx04-serif text-[1.02rem] leading-[1.3]">Battery imports hit a monthly record</h3>
        <p class="text-[0.84rem] leading-[1.6] text-tgx04-dim">Volume rose 18% year on year, concentrated in two terminals.</p>
      </article>
    </main>
    <aside class="[grid-area:rail] rounded-xl bg-tgx04-panel border border-tgx04-line p-3.5 flex flex-col gap-3">
      <p class="text-[0.62rem] tracking-[0.16em] uppercase text-tgx04-dim">Most read</p>
      <ol class="flex flex-col gap-2.5 list-none m-0 p-0">
        <li class="grid grid-cols-[1.2rem_minmax(0,1fr)] gap-2 items-start"><span class="font-tgx04-serif text-[0.9rem] text-tgx04-accent tabular-nums">1</span><a href="#0" class="text-[0.8rem] leading-[1.4] no-underline text-tgx04-ink hover:underline underline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2 rounded">The quiet consolidation of regional ports</a></li>
        <li class="grid grid-cols-[1.2rem_minmax(0,1fr)] gap-2 items-start"><span class="font-tgx04-serif text-[0.9rem] text-tgx04-accent tabular-nums">2</span><a href="#0" class="text-[0.8rem] leading-[1.4] no-underline text-tgx04-ink hover:underline underline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2 rounded">What a 3% rate slide does to Q4 guidance</a></li>
        <li class="grid grid-cols-[1.2rem_minmax(0,1fr)] gap-2 items-start"><span class="font-tgx04-serif text-[0.9rem] text-tgx04-accent tabular-nums">3</span><a href="#0" class="text-[0.8rem] leading-[1.4] no-underline text-tgx04-ink hover:underline underline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2 rounded">Inside the new customs data feed</a></li>
      </ol>
    </aside>
    <footer class="[grid-area:footer] flex items-center justify-between gap-4 flex-wrap rounded-xl bg-tgx04-panel border border-tgx04-line px-4 py-3 text-[0.74rem] text-tgx04-dim">
      <span>© 2026 The Ledger · Registered in England</span>
      <span class="font-tgx04-mono">grid-rows: auto · 1fr · auto</span>
    </footer>
  </div>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tgx04-bg: #f4f2ee;
  --color-tgx04-bg: oklch(0.95 0.005 80);
  --color-tgx04-panel: #ffffff;
  --color-tgx04-panel: oklch(1 0 0);
  --color-tgx04-hover: #f0eeea;
  --color-tgx04-hover: oklch(0.94 0.005 80);
  --color-tgx04-line: #ddd9d2;
  --color-tgx04-line: oklch(0.88 0.008 80);
  --color-tgx04-ink: #23201c;
  --color-tgx04-ink: oklch(0.24 0.01 70);
  --color-tgx04-dim: #6b655d;
  --color-tgx04-dim: oklch(0.5 0.01 75);
  --color-tgx04-accent: #9c2f1f;
  --color-tgx04-accent: oklch(0.45 0.16 30);
  --color-tgx04-accentdark: #7d2517;
  --color-tgx04-accentdark: oklch(0.38 0.15 30);
  --color-tgx04-accenttint: #f8e9e5;
  --color-tgx04-accenttint: oklch(0.94 0.025 30);
  --font-tgx04-sans: 'Inter Tight', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-tgx04-serif: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
  --font-tgx04-mono: ui-monospace, Menlo, monospace;
}

.tgx-04 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}

Setup — do this once per project

Skip this if your project already runs Tailwind v4.

1Load Tailwind
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@tailwindcss/browser@4"></script>

Compiles in the browser — perfect for a CodePen or a quick test, not for production.

2Add the stylesheetRequiredthe @theme block is what makes the custom utilities exist
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tgx04-bg: #f4f2ee;
  --color-tgx04-bg: oklch(0.95 0.005 80);
  --color-tgx04-panel: #ffffff;
  --color-tgx04-panel: oklch(1 0 0);
  --color-tgx04-hover: #f0eeea;
  --color-tgx04-hover: oklch(0.94 0.005 80);
  --color-tgx04-line: #ddd9d2;
  --color-tgx04-line: oklch(0.88 0.008 80);
  --color-tgx04-ink: #23201c;
  --color-tgx04-ink: oklch(0.24 0.01 70);
  --color-tgx04-dim: #6b655d;
  --color-tgx04-dim: oklch(0.5 0.01 75);
  --color-tgx04-accent: #9c2f1f;
  --color-tgx04-accent: oklch(0.45 0.16 30);
  --color-tgx04-accentdark: #7d2517;
  --color-tgx04-accentdark: oklch(0.38 0.15 30);
  --color-tgx04-accenttint: #f8e9e5;
  --color-tgx04-accenttint: oklch(0.94 0.025 30);
  --font-tgx04-sans: 'Inter Tight', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-tgx04-serif: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
  --font-tgx04-mono: ui-monospace, Menlo, monospace;
}

.tgx-04 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
3Fonts used by this demooptional — skip if you have your own type stack
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght@9..144,600;9..144,700&family=Inter+Tight:wght@400;500;600&display=swap">

What changed in the port

Which parts became utilities, which stayed CSS, and why.

  • The five landmarks are now doing their real jobs — masthead with a subscribe CTA, section nav, a lead story plus two shorts, a most-read rail, a colophon footer — which is the only way to see that the rails must be allowed to shrink and main must not.
  • The footer keeps one monospace reminder of the row recipe: the layout lesson survives inside a believable page.
  • Product upgrade: the dashed wireframe with 'header / nav / main' labels became a working newspaper front page, on light stock rather than an engineering-grid background.
Paste this into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or any coding assistant. The block below is pre-framed with everything the AI needs to integrate this demo into your project — markup, styles, scoping notes, and the source URL. Hit Copy and paste straight into your chat.
Here's a working CSS demo from CodeFronts. Use it as-is or adapt to your framework. All classes are scoped under a unique prefix so the code won't collide with your existing styles. MIT licensed.
Demo: Tailwind Holy Grail Page Layout for a News Site
Source: https://codefronts.com/layouts/tailwind-css-grid-layouts/tailwind-holy-grail-page-layout-news-site/

Header, section nav, story column, trending rail, footer — the layout every publication still ships, written as an ASCII map you can read in the class list and restacked on mobile by one variant on the same element.
## HTML
```html
<section class="tgx-04 w-full min-h-svh bg-tgx04-bg text-tgx04-ink font-tgx04-sans p-5">
  <div class="grid gap-3 min-h-[420px] [grid-template-areas:'masthead_masthead_masthead'_'nav_main_rail'_'footer_footer_footer'] grid-cols-[minmax(140px,180px)_minmax(0,1fr)_minmax(150px,220px)] grid-rows-[auto_1fr_auto] max-md:[grid-template-areas:'masthead'_'nav'_'main'_'rail'_'footer'] max-md:grid-cols-1 max-md:grid-rows-none">
    <header class="[grid-area:masthead] flex items-center justify-between gap-4 flex-wrap rounded-xl bg-tgx04-panel border border-tgx04-line px-4 py-3">
      <div class="flex items-baseline gap-3">
        <strong class="font-tgx04-serif text-[1.25rem] tracking-[-0.01em]">The Ledger</strong>
        <span class="text-[0.7rem] text-tgx04-dim tabular-nums">Monday, 21 September</span>
      </div>
      <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
        <span class="text-[0.72rem] text-tgx04-dim bg-tgx04-bg border border-tgx04-line rounded-lg px-3 py-1.5">⌕ Search</span>
        <button type="button" class="text-[0.75rem] font-semibold text-white bg-tgx04-accent rounded-lg px-3 min-h-9 cursor-pointer transition-colors hover:bg-tgx04-accentdark focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Subscribe</button>
      </div>
    </header>
    <nav aria-label="Sections" class="[grid-area:nav] flex flex-col gap-0.5 rounded-xl bg-tgx04-panel border border-tgx04-line p-2.5">
      <p class="text-[0.62rem] tracking-[0.16em] uppercase text-tgx04-dim px-2 pb-1.5">Sections</p>
      <a href="#0" aria-current="page" class="text-[0.82rem] no-underline rounded-lg px-2.5 min-h-9 flex items-center text-tgx04-dim transition-colors hover:text-tgx04-ink hover:bg-tgx04-hover aria-[current=page]:text-tgx04-accent aria-[current=page]:bg-tgx04-accenttint aria-[current=page]:font-semibold focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Markets</a>
      <a href="#0" class="text-[0.82rem] no-underline rounded-lg px-2.5 min-h-9 flex items-center text-tgx04-dim transition-colors hover:text-tgx04-ink hover:bg-tgx04-hover focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Policy</a>
      <a href="#0" class="text-[0.82rem] no-underline rounded-lg px-2.5 min-h-9 flex items-center text-tgx04-dim transition-colors hover:text-tgx04-ink hover:bg-tgx04-hover focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Energy</a>
      <a href="#0" class="text-[0.82rem] no-underline rounded-lg px-2.5 min-h-9 flex items-center text-tgx04-dim transition-colors hover:text-tgx04-ink hover:bg-tgx04-hover focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Opinion</a>
      <a href="#0" class="text-[0.82rem] no-underline rounded-lg px-2.5 min-h-9 flex items-center text-tgx04-dim transition-colors hover:text-tgx04-ink hover:bg-tgx04-hover focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Data</a>
    </nav>
    <main class="[grid-area:main] min-w-0 rounded-xl bg-tgx04-panel border border-tgx04-line p-4 flex flex-col gap-4">
      <article class="flex flex-col gap-2 pb-4 border-b border-tgx04-line">
        <p class="text-[0.66rem] font-semibold tracking-[0.14em] uppercase text-tgx04-accent">Markets · Live</p>
        <h2 class="font-tgx04-serif text-[clamp(1.3rem,2.6vw,1.75rem)] leading-[1.15] tracking-[-0.01em] text-balance">Freight rates slip for a fourth week as North Sea capacity returns</h2>
        <p class="text-[0.86rem] leading-[1.65] text-tgx04-dim">Spot prices on the Rotterdam–Felixstowe corridor fell 3.1% overnight, the longest run of declines since spring, as three delayed vessels re-entered service.</p>
        <p class="text-[0.72rem] text-tgx04-dim">Priya Raman · 6 min read</p>
      </article>
      <article class="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
        <h3 class="font-tgx04-serif text-[1.02rem] leading-[1.3]">Regulator opens consultation on port fee transparency</h3>
        <p class="text-[0.84rem] leading-[1.6] text-tgx04-dim">Operators would publish surcharge schedules quarterly under the draft rule.</p>
      </article>
      <article class="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
        <h3 class="font-tgx04-serif text-[1.02rem] leading-[1.3]">Battery imports hit a monthly record</h3>
        <p class="text-[0.84rem] leading-[1.6] text-tgx04-dim">Volume rose 18% year on year, concentrated in two terminals.</p>
      </article>
    </main>
    <aside class="[grid-area:rail] rounded-xl bg-tgx04-panel border border-tgx04-line p-3.5 flex flex-col gap-3">
      <p class="text-[0.62rem] tracking-[0.16em] uppercase text-tgx04-dim">Most read</p>
      <ol class="flex flex-col gap-2.5 list-none m-0 p-0">
        <li class="grid grid-cols-[1.2rem_minmax(0,1fr)] gap-2 items-start"><span class="font-tgx04-serif text-[0.9rem] text-tgx04-accent tabular-nums">1</span><a href="#0" class="text-[0.8rem] leading-[1.4] no-underline text-tgx04-ink hover:underline underline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2 rounded">The quiet consolidation of regional ports</a></li>
        <li class="grid grid-cols-[1.2rem_minmax(0,1fr)] gap-2 items-start"><span class="font-tgx04-serif text-[0.9rem] text-tgx04-accent tabular-nums">2</span><a href="#0" class="text-[0.8rem] leading-[1.4] no-underline text-tgx04-ink hover:underline underline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2 rounded">What a 3% rate slide does to Q4 guidance</a></li>
        <li class="grid grid-cols-[1.2rem_minmax(0,1fr)] gap-2 items-start"><span class="font-tgx04-serif text-[0.9rem] text-tgx04-accent tabular-nums">3</span><a href="#0" class="text-[0.8rem] leading-[1.4] no-underline text-tgx04-ink hover:underline underline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tgx04-accent focus-visible:outline-offset-2 rounded">Inside the new customs data feed</a></li>
      </ol>
    </aside>
    <footer class="[grid-area:footer] flex items-center justify-between gap-4 flex-wrap rounded-xl bg-tgx04-panel border border-tgx04-line px-4 py-3 text-[0.74rem] text-tgx04-dim">
      <span>© 2026 The Ledger · Registered in England</span>
      <span class="font-tgx04-mono">grid-rows: auto · 1fr · auto</span>
    </footer>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tgx04-bg: #f4f2ee;
  --color-tgx04-bg: oklch(0.95 0.005 80);
  --color-tgx04-panel: #ffffff;
  --color-tgx04-panel: oklch(1 0 0);
  --color-tgx04-hover: #f0eeea;
  --color-tgx04-hover: oklch(0.94 0.005 80);
  --color-tgx04-line: #ddd9d2;
  --color-tgx04-line: oklch(0.88 0.008 80);
  --color-tgx04-ink: #23201c;
  --color-tgx04-ink: oklch(0.24 0.01 70);
  --color-tgx04-dim: #6b655d;
  --color-tgx04-dim: oklch(0.5 0.01 75);
  --color-tgx04-accent: #9c2f1f;
  --color-tgx04-accent: oklch(0.45 0.16 30);
  --color-tgx04-accentdark: #7d2517;
  --color-tgx04-accentdark: oklch(0.38 0.15 30);
  --color-tgx04-accenttint: #f8e9e5;
  --color-tgx04-accenttint: oklch(0.94 0.025 30);
  --font-tgx04-sans: 'Inter Tight', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-tgx04-serif: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
  --font-tgx04-mono: ui-monospace, Menlo, monospace;
}

.tgx-04 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

The areas string is the documentation. Underscores stand in for spaces and the quoted rows survive verbatim, so the utility still reads as a picture of the page — the strongest case in the collection for an arbitrary property.

The footer pins itself through grid-rows-[auto_1fr_auto]: on a thin news day the gap lands in the middle row, never under the footer.

Make it yours

  • Drop the trending rail on article pages by deleting one word from each areas string.
  • Swap nav and rail sides by editing the middle row of the map.
  • Fixed app frame: h-[100svh] plus overflow-y-auto on main only.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • Every area must form a rectangle; an L-shape invalidates the whole template silently.
  • Underscores inside the string become spaces, so area NAMES cannot contain underscores.
  • Use minmax(0,1fr) for main or one wide embed pushes both rails off-screen.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

grid-template-areas is original-grid vintage (2017).

Techniques used in this demo

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