Grid System

Grid Options

See how aspects of the Bootstrap grid system work across multiple devices with a handy table.

Extra small devices Phones (<768px) Small devices Tablets (≥768px) Medium devices Desktops (≥992px) Large devices Desktops (≥1200px)
Grid behavior Horizontal at all times Collapsed to start, horizontal above breakpoints
Max container width None (auto) 750px 970px 1170px
Class prefix .col-xs- .col-sm- .col-md- .col-lg-
# of columns 12
Max column width Auto 60px 78px 95px
Gutter width 20px (10px on each side of a column)
Nestable Yes
Offsets N/A Yes
Column ordering N/A Yes

Grid Example

Don't want your columns to simply stack in smaller devices? Use the extra small and medium device grid classes by adding .col-xs-*.col-md-*to your columns. See the example below for a better idea of how it all works.

col-md-12
col-md-11
col-md-1
col-md-10
col-md-2
col-md-9
col-md-3
col-md-8
col-md-4
col-md-7
col-md-5
col-md-6
col-md-6
col-md-5
col-md-7
col-md-4
col-md-8
col-md-3
col-md-9
col-md-2
col-md-10
col-md-1
col-md-11
col-md-2
col-md-3
col-md-4
col-md-2
col-md-1