You can find all the code in this post at the repo Github.
You can check the visual here:
- Fixed Navigation - Layout - CodeSandbox
- Two-columns - Layout - CodeSandbox
- Three-columns - Layout - CodeSandbox
- Holy Grail - Layout - CodeSandbox
Common layout via CSS
Fixed navigation layout
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge" />
<title>Fixed Navigation</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
</head>
<body>
<nav>This is a navbar</nav>
<h1>Test</h1>
<h1>Test</h1>
<h1>Test</h1>
<h1>Test</h1>
<h1>Test</h1>
<h1>Test</h1>
<h1>Test</h1>
<h1>Test</h1>
<h1>Test</h1>
<h1>Test</h1>
<h1>Test</h1>
<h1>Test</h1>
<h1>Test</h1>
<h1>Test</h1>
<h1>Test</h1>
<h1>Test</h1>
<h1>Test</h1>
</body>
</html>
nav {
position: fixed;
top: 0;
z-index: 1000;
width: 100%;
}
Two-columns layout
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge" />
<title>Two Columns Layout</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
</head>
<body>
<!--
<div class="float-container">
<div class="left">
<h1>Left Side</h1>
</div>
<div class="right">
<h1>Right Side</h1>
</div>
</div>
-->
<!--
<div class="absolute-container">
<div class="left">
<h1>Left Side</h1>
</div>
<div class="right">
<h1>Right Side</h1>
</div>
</div>
-->
<!--
<div class="bfc-container">
<div class="left">
<h1>Left Side</h1>
</div>
<div class="right">
<h1>Right Side</h1>
</div>
</div>
-->
<!--
<div class="flex-container">
<div class="left">
<h1>Left Side</h1>
</div>
<div class="right">
<h1>Right Side</h1>
</div>
</div>
-->
<!--
<div class="grid-container">
<div class="left">
<h1>Left Side</h1>
</div>
<div class="right">
<h1>Right Side</h1>
</div>
</div>
-->
<div class="table-container">
<div class="left">
<h1>Left Side</h1>
</div>
<div class="right">
<h1>Right Side</h1>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
.float-container .left {
width: 200px;
float: left;
background-color: tomato;
}
.float-container .right {
margin-left: 200px;
background-color: aqua;
}
.absolute-container {
position: relative;
}
.absolute-container .left {
width: 200px;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
background-color: tomato;
}
.absolute-container .right {
margin-left: 200px;
background-color: aqua;
}
.bfc-container .left {
width: 200px;
float: left;
background-color: tomato;
}
.bfc-container .right {
overflow: hidden;
background-color: aqua;
}
.flex-container {
display: flex;
}
.flex-container .left {
width: 200px;
background-color: tomato;
}
.flex-container .right {
flex: 1;
background-color: aqua;
}
.grid-container {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;
}
.grid-container .left {
background-color: tomato;
}
.grid-container .right {
background-color: aqua;
}
.table-container {
display: table;
}
.table-container .left {
display: table-cell;
background-color: tomato;
}
.table-container .right {
display: table-cell;
background-color: aqua;
}
Three-columns layout
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge" />
<title>Three Columns Layout</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
</head>
<body>
<div class="flex-container">
<div class="left">Left</div>
<div class="middle">Middle</div>
<div class="right">Right</div>
</div>
<div class="grid-container">
<div class="left">Left</div>
<div class="middle">Middle</div>
<div class="right">Right</div>
</div>
<div class="absolute-container">
<div class="left">Left</div>
<div class="middle">Middle</div>
<div class="right">Right</div>
</div>
<div class="float-container">
<div class="left">Left</div>
<div class="middle">Middle</div>
<div class="right">Right</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
.flex-container {
display: flex;
}
.flex-container .left {
width: 200px;
background-color: tomato;
}
.flex-container .middle {
flex: 1;
background-color: blanchedalmond;
}
.flex-container .right {
width: 200px;
background-color: aqua;
}
.grid-container {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr 200px;
}
.grid-container .left {
background-color: tomato;
}
.grid-container .middle {
background-color: blanchedalmond;
}
.grid-container .right {
background-color: aqua;
}
.absolute-container {
position: relative;
}
.absolute-container .left,
.absolute-container .right {
position: absolute;
width: 200px;
top: 0;
}
.absolute-container .left {
left: 0;
background-color: tomato;
}
.absolute-container .right {
right: 0;
background-color: aqua;
}
.absolute-container .middle {
margin-left: 200px;
margin-right: 200px;
background-color: blanchedalmond;
}
.float-container .left {
width: 200px;
float: left;
background-color: tomato;
}
.float-container .right {
width: 200px;
float: right;
background-color: aqua;
}
.float-container .middle {
margin-left: 200px;
margin-right: 200px;
background-color: blanchedalmond;
}
Holy Grail
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge" />
<title>Holy Grail</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
</head>
<body>
<header>Header</header>
<div class="columns">
<nav>Navigation</nav>
<main>Main</main>
<aside>Sidebar</aside>
</div>
<footer>Footer</footer>
</body>
</html>
body {
min-height: 100vh;
}
#root {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
min-height: 100vh;
}
header,
nav,
main,
aside,
footer {
text-align: center;
padding: 12px;
}
header {
height: 60px;
background-color: tomato;
}
.columns {
display: flex;
flex-grow: 1;
}
nav {
flex-shrink: 0;
width: 100px;
background-color: coral;
}
main {
flex-grow: 1;
background-color: moccasin;
}
aside {
flex-shrink: 0;
width: 100px;
background-color: sandybrown;
}
footer {
height: 100px;
background-color: slategray;
}