textual/docs/styles/layout.md

Layout

The layout style defines how a widget arranges its children.

Syntax

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The layout style takes an option that defines how child widgets will be arranged, as per the table shown below.

Values

Value	Description
grid	Child widgets will be arranged in a grid.
horizontal	Child widgets will be arranged along the horizontal axis, from left to right.
vertical (default)	Child widgets will be arranged along the vertical axis, from top to bottom.

See the layout guide for more information.

Example

Note how the layout style affects the arrangement of widgets in the example below. To learn more about the grid layout, you can see the layout guide or the grid reference.

=== "Output"

```{.textual path="docs/examples/styles/layout.py"}
```

=== "layout.py"

```python
--8<-- "docs/examples/styles/layout.py"
```

=== "layout.tcss"

```css hl_lines="2 8"
--8<-- "docs/examples/styles/layout.tcss"
```

CSS

layout: horizontal;

Python

widget.styles.layout = "horizontal"

See also

• Layout guide.
• Grid reference.