col-span-8: Tailwind CSS Grid class

The col-span-8 class allows an element to span eight columns in a grid layout, typically used to create a larger section.

Interactive Grid Playground

Try each class live and inspect the CSS output.

Utility class
grid grid-cols-3
CSS output
display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));

col-span-8

The col-span-8 class allows an element to span eight columns in a grid layout, typically used to create a larger section.

Example Code

HTML
1<div class="rounded-t-md p-4 bg-indigo-50">
2	<div class="grid grid-cols-4 gap-4">
3		<div
4			class="bg-indigo-500 text-white p-4 font-bold text-center col-start-1 col-span-3"
5		>
6			A
7		</div>
8		<div class="bg-indigo-500 text-white p-4 font-bold text-center col-span-3">
9			B
10		</div>
11		<div
12			class="bg-indigo-500 text-white p-4 font-bold text-center col-start-1 col-end-3"
13		>
14			C
15		</div>
16		<div
17			class="bg-indigo-500 text-white p-4 font-bold text-center col-start-4 col-end-6"
18		>
19			D
20		</div>
21		<div
22			class="bg-indigo-500 text-white p-4 font-bold text-center col-start-1 col-span-8"
23		>
24			E
25		</div>
26	</div>
27</div>

Preview

A

B

C

D

E

How to Use

Add the col-span-8 class directly to your HTML element:

HTML
1<div class="col-span-8">
2  <!-- Your content here -->
3</div>

Responsive Usage

Use Tailwind's responsive prefixes to apply col-span-8 at specific breakpoints:

HTML
1<div class="sm:col-span-8 md:col-span-8 lg:col-span-8">
2  Responsive element
3</div>
  • sm:col-span-8 — applies from 640px and up
  • md:col-span-8 — applies from 768px and up
  • lg:col-span-8 — applies from 1024px and up

Customization

You can extend or override this utility in your tailwind.config.js. See the Tailwind CSS documentation for details on customizing your theme.

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