CSS Layout Practices

Modern website layouts come with many challenges, so it is important to apply best practices. CSS provides the tools to create responsive, flexible, and user-friendly layouts.

Basic container and structure

For a basic layout, it is useful to define a central container that determines the content’s width, margin, and padding. This ensures that content appears centered and looks good on all screens.

The following example shows how to build a basic container with header, main, and footer elements.

Grid-based layout

CSS Grid allows us to arrange content flexibly into multiple columns or rows. With this, we can easily create modern page structures such as two- or three-column layouts.

This example shows a simple two-column grid layout, where one column is a sidebar and the other is the main content.

Tips for layout practices

When designing layouts, responsiveness and user experience must always be considered.

• Always use a mobile-first approach when writing media queries.
• A combination of grid and flexbox is often an ideal solution.
• Test layouts across different browsers and screen sizes for a consistent experience.