repeat (3, 1fr) or repeat (6, 1fr) and the content was all equal so they needed all equal space; vrey neat and tidy. But i keep running into challenges on icode this where i dont want it to be 1fr or any set value, i just want it to fit to the content exactly and then be able to set the gap as needed. grid-template-areas set. No explicit grid-template-column sizing. 

