textual/docs/styles/layout.md

Layout

The layout property defines how a widget arranges its children.

See layout guide for more information.

Syntax

layout: [center|grid|horizontal|vertical];

Values

Value	Description
center	A single child widget will be placed in the center.
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.

Example

Note how the layout property affects the arrangement of widgets in the example below.

=== "layout.py"

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

=== "layout.css"

```sass
--8<-- "docs/examples/styles/layout.css"
```

=== "Output"

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

CSS

layout: horizontal;

Python

widget.layout = "horizontal"