Card Grid Layout

Part of the Practical Frontend section of Coddy's HTML journey — lesson 27 of 35.

A Card Grid is a common responsive pattern used in e-commerce sites, portfolios, or blogs. It arranges items (like products, articles, or profiles) into evenly spaced cards. Each card usually contains an image, a title, some text, and sometimes a button or link.

This layout is often built with CSS Grid or Flexbox so that the number of cards per row changes depending on screen size (e.g., 1 column on mobile, 2–3 on tablet, 4+ on desktop).

First, create your HTML structure for a product listing:

<div class="product-grid">
  <div class="product-card">
    <img src="product1.jpg" alt="Product 1">
    <h3>Product Name</h3>
    <p>$19.99</p>
    <button>Add to Cart</button>
  </div>
  <!-- More product cards here -->
</div>

Now, add CSS to make this responsive:

.product-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
}

/* For tablets and up */
@media (min-width: 600px) {
  .product-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }
}

/* For desktops */
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .product-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  }
}

.product-card {
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 1rem;
}

This creates a single column on mobile, two columns on tablets, and three columns on desktop screens.

Challenge

Easy

You are given an HTML page for a travel photo gallery. Your task is to create a responsive card grid that adapts to different screen sizes.

Requirements:

Use CSS Grid for the layout.
On mobile (small screens), show 1 card per row.
On tablets, show 2 cards per row.
On desktops, show 3 or more cards per row.

Style each card with:

A nice background color
Rounded corners

Goal: Create a clean, modern gallery layout that looks great on any screen size.

Cheat sheet

A Card Grid is a responsive pattern that arranges items into evenly spaced cards, commonly used for products, articles, or portfolios.

HTML structure for a card grid:

<div class="product-grid">
  <div class="product-card">
    <img src="product1.jpg" alt="Product 1">
    <h3>Product Name</h3>
    <p>$19.99</p>
    <button>Add to Cart</button>
  </div>
  <!-- More product cards here -->
</div>

CSS for responsive card grid using CSS Grid:

.product-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
}

/* For tablets and up */
@media (min-width: 600px) {
  .product-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }
}

/* For desktops */
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .product-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  }
}

.product-card {
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 1rem;
}

This creates a responsive layout: 1 column on mobile, 2 columns on tablets, and 3 columns on desktop screens.

Try it yourself

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Card Grid Layout</title>
  <style>
    body {
      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
      background: #f9f9f9;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 2rem;
    }

    h1 {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 2rem;
      color: #333;
    }

    .gallery-grid {
      gap: 1.5rem;
    }

    .card {
      box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease;
    }

    .card:hover {
      transform: scale(1.03);
    }

    .card img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 200px;
      object-fit: cover;
    }

    .card h3 {
      margin: 0.8rem;
      color: #444;
    }

    .card p {
      margin: 0 0.8rem 1rem;
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      color: #666;
    }

    /* Tablet: 2 columns */
    @media (min-width: 600px) {
      .gallery-grid {
          
      }
    }

    /* Desktop: 3 columns */
    @media (min-width: 900px) {
      .gallery-grid {

      }
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Travel Gallery</h1>

    <div class="gallery-grid">
        <div class="card">
          <img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1507525428034-b723cf961d3e" alt="Beach">
          <h3>Sunny Beach</h3>
          <p>Relaxing views of golden sand and turquoise waters.</p>
        </div>
    
        <div class="card">
          <img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1469474968028-56623f02e42e" alt="Mountains">
          <h3>Mountain Escape</h3>
          <p>Fresh air and breathtaking peaks for hiking lovers.</p>
        </div>
    
        <div class="card">
          <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/View_of_Empire_State_Building_from_Rockefeller_Center_New_York_City_dllu.jpg" alt="City Lights">
          <h3>City Lights</h3>
          <p>A bustling city skyline shining bright at night.</p>
        </div>
    
        <div class="card">
          <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Hutan_Tangkahan.jpg" alt="Forest">
          <h3>Green Forest</h3>
          <p>Peaceful trails and endless shades of green.</p>
        </div>
    
        <div class="card">
          <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Caravan_in_the_desert.jpg" alt="Desert">
          <h3>Desert Adventure</h3>
          <p>Golden dunes stretching far into the horizon.</p>
        </div>
    
        <div class="card">
          <img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1501785888041-af3ef285b470" alt="Lake">
          <h3>Crystal Lake</h3>
          <p>Mirror-like reflections surrounded by mountains.</p>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>