Grid Item Order — Code Challenge
Put understand visual placement and reading order into practice. Rebuild the example from its HTML, then compare your result with the CSS solution. Change the content and the viewport before calling it finished.
How it works
- Order changes the visual arrangement of grid items without rewriting the DOM. This demonstration deliberately puts the last card first visually.
- Grid works with rows and columns together. Tracks, grid lines, and item placement are separate concepts; inspect the grid overlay in developer tools.
- Keep source order meaningful. Visual placement should not make keyboard focus jump unpredictably around the page.
Your task
Use the HTML below to explore this rule: Order changes the visual arrangement of grid items without rewriting the DOM. This demonstration deliberately puts the last card first visually. Write your own CSS before opening the solution. Then replace the heading with a longer one and verify that the content is still readable.
Review the CSS solution
.layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 16px; }
.card:last-child { order: -1; }
A solution to compare
The HTML supplies the content; the CSS below styles it. Open both together in the playground, then change the lesson rules at the end of the stylesheet.
<div class="layout"><article class="card"><span class="badge">This Saturday</span><h2>Neighbourhood repair club</h2><p>Bring a small project. Share a useful skill.</p><a href="#booking">View the workshop</a></article><article class="card"><span class="badge">This Saturday</span><h2>Build a bird box</h2><p>Bring a small project. Share a useful skill.</p><a href="#booking">View the workshop</a></article><article class="card"><span class="badge">This Saturday</span><h2>Mend a favourite shirt</h2><p>Bring a small project. Share a useful skill.</p><a href="#booking">View the workshop</a></article></div>
body { margin: 0; padding: 24px; font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; color: #25332d; background: #f4f7f2; }
.card { padding: 20px; background: white; border: 1px solid #d4dfd6; }
h2 { margin-top: 0; }
p { line-height: 1.6; }
a { color: #17634c; }
.badge { display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: .8rem; }
.layout { display: grid; gap: 16px; }
.photo { width: 100%; height: 160px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4af6b, #668cba); }
button, input, select { font: inherit; padding: 8px; }
label { display: block; margin-block: 12px 4px; }
/* This lesson */
.layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 16px; }
.card:last-child { order: -1; }
Order changes the visual arrangement of grid items without rewriting the DOM. This demonstration deliberately puts the last card first visually.