---
name: Gutters
title: Gutters
description: Gutters are the padding between your columns, used to responsively space and align content in the CoreUI for React.js grid system.
menu: Layout
route: "/layout/gutters"
---

import { CCol, CContainer, CRow } from '@coreui/react'

## How they work

- **Gutters are the gaps between column content, created by horizontal `padding`.** We set `padding-right` and `padding-left` on each column, and use negative `margin` to offset that at the start and end of each row to align content.

- **Gutters start at `1.5rem` (`24px`) wide.** This allows us to match our grid to the [padding and margin spacers](https://coreui.io/docs/utilities/spacing) scale.

- **Gutters can be responsively adjusted.** Use breakpoint-specific gutter props to modify horizontal gutters, vertical gutters, and all gutters.

## Horizontal gutters

`{breakpoint}={{ gutterX: * }}` props can be used to control the horizontal gutter widths. The `<CContainer>` or `<CContainer fluid>` parent may need to be adjusted if larger gutters are used too to avoid unwanted overflow, using a matching padding utility. For example, in the following example we've increased the padding with `.px-4`:

```jsx preview className="docs-example m-0 border-0 docs-example-cols"
<CContainer className="px-4">
  <CRow xs={{ gutterX: 5 }}>
    <CCol>
      <div className="p-3">Custom column padding</div>
    </CCol>
    <CCol>
      <div className="p-3">Custom column padding</div>
    </CCol>
  </CRow>
</CContainer>
```

An alternative solution is to add a wrapper around the `<CRow>` with the `.overflow-hidden` class:

```jsx preview className="docs-example m-0 border-0 docs-example-cols"
<CContainer className="overflow-hidden">
  <CRow xs={{ gutterX: 5 }}>
    <CCol>
      <div className="p-3">Custom column padding</div>
    </CCol>
    <CCol>
      <div className="p-3">Custom column padding</div>
    </CCol>
  </CRow>
</CContainer>
```

## Vertical gutters

`{breakpoint}={{ gutterY: * }}` props can be used to control the vertical gutter widths. Like the horizontal gutters, the vertical gutters can cause some overflow below the `<CRow>` at the end of a page. If this occurs, you add a wrapper around `<CRow>` with the `.overflow-hidden` class:

```jsx preview className="docs-example m-0 border-0 docs-example-cols"
<CContainer className="overflow-hidden">
  <CRow xs={{ gutterY: 5 }}>
    <CCol xs={{ span: 6 }}>
      <div className="p-3">Custom column padding</div>
    </CCol>
    <CCol xs={{ span: 6 }}>
      <div className="p-3">Custom column padding</div>
    </CCol>
    <CCol xs={{ span: 6 }}>
      <div className="p-3">Custom column padding</div>
    </CCol>
    <CCol xs={{ span: 6 }}>
      <div className="p-3">Custom column padding</div>
    </CCol>
  </CRow>
</CContainer>
```

## Horizontal & vertical gutters

`{breakpoint}={{ gutter: * }}` props can be used to control the horizontal gutter widths, for the following example we use a smaller gutter width, so there won't be a need to add the `.overflow-hidden` wrapper class.

```jsx preview className="docs-example m-0 border-0 docs-example-cols"
<CContainer>
  <CRow xs={{ gutter: 2 }}>
    <CCol xs={{ span: 6 }}>
      <div className="p-3">Custom column padding</div>
    </CCol>
    <CCol xs={{ span: 6 }}>
      <div className="p-3">Custom column padding</div>
    </CCol>
    <CCol xs={{ span: 6 }}>
      <div className="p-3">Custom column padding</div>
    </CCol>
    <CCol xs={{ span: 6 }}>
      <div className="p-3">Custom column padding</div>
    </CCol>
  </CRow>
</CContainer>
```

## Row columns gutters

Gutter props can also be added to [row columns](../layout/grid#row-columns). In the following example, we use responsive row columns and responsive gutter props.

```jsx preview className="docs-example m-0 border-0 docs-example-cols"
<CContainer>
  <CRow xs={{ cols:2, gutter: 2 }} lg={{ cols: 5, gutter: 3}}>
    <CCol>
      <div className="p-3">Row column</div>
    </CCol>
    <CCol>
      <div className="p-3">Row column</div>
    </CCol>
    <CCol>
      <div className="p-3">Row column</div>
    </CCol>
    <CCol>
      <div className="p-3">Row column</div>
    </CCol>
    <CCol>
      <div className="p-3">Row column</div>
    </CCol>
    <CCol>
      <div className="p-3">Row column</div>
    </CCol>
    <CCol>
      <div className="p-3">Row column</div>
    </CCol>
    <CCol>
      <div className="p-3">Row column</div>
    </CCol>
    <CCol>
      <div className="p-3">Row column</div>
    </CCol>
    <CCol>
      <div className="p-3">Row column</div>
    </CCol>
  </CRow>
</CContainer>
```

## No gutters

The gutters between columns in our predefined grid props can be removed with `{breakpoint}={{ gutter: 0 }}`. This removes the negative `margin`s from `<CRow>` and the horizontal `padding` from all immediate children columns.

**Need an edge-to-edge design?** Drop the parent `<CContainer>` or `<CContainer fluid>`.

In practice, here's how it looks. Note you can continue to use this with all other predefined grid props (including column widths, responsive tiers, reorders, and more).

```jsx preview className="docs-example m-0 border-0 docs-example-row"
<CRow xs={{ gutter: 0 }}>
  <CCol sm={6} md={8}>.col-sm-6 .col-md-8</CCol>
  <CCol xs={6} md={4}>.col-6 .col-md-4</CCol>
</CRow>
```

## Change the gutters

Classes are built from the `$gutters` Sass map which is inherited from the `$spacers` Sass map.

```scss
$grid-gutter-width: 1.5rem;
$gutters: (
  0: 0,
  1: $spacer * .25,
  2: $spacer * .5,
  3: $spacer,
  4: $spacer * 1.5,
  5: $spacer * 3,
);
```

## API

### CContainer

`markdown:CContainer.api.mdx`

### CRow

`markdown:CRow.api.mdx`

### CCol

`markdown:CCol.api.mdx`
