html - How to make images stay within the rows of a css grid container?

Question

The code below shows the intended behavior when I resize the window in Chrome 60, and in Firefox 55 (but not in iOS Safari 10.3; that is most likely another question why it misbehaves in Safari).

html, body {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
  background-color: lightgrey;
}

.container {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  width: 100%;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  grid-template-rows: repeat(3, calc((60vh - 12px)/3));
  /*grid-template-rows: 1fr 1fr 1fr;*/
  /*grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;*/
  height: 60vh;
  border: 3px solid yellow;
  padding: 3px;
  /*grid-gap: 20px;*/ /* <-- would also mess things up */
}

.tile {
}

img {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  display: block;
  object-fit: contain;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
  padding: 3px;
}

 <!-- The image is 200 x 100 px: a green and a blue square next to each other. -->
 <div class="container">
   <div class="tile">
     <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbpIG.png" alt="." />
   </div>
   <div class="tile">
     <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbpIG.png" alt="." />
   </div>
   <div class="tile">
     <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbpIG.png" alt="." />
   </div>
   <div class="tile">
     <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbpIG.png" alt="." />
   </div>
   <div class="tile">
     <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbpIG.png" alt="." />
   </div>
   <div class="tile">
     <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbpIG.png" alt="." />
   </div>
 </div>

Answer 1

You have the images set to height: 100%. But 100% of what? 100% of the container? 100% of the viewport? 100% of the row? If so, what's the height of the row?

Chrome and Firefox make an educated guess about your intentions. They have implemented algorithms designed to go beyond spec guidance in order to improve user experience. They call these modifications "interventions".

Safari doesn't do this. Safari adheres strictly to spec language, which states that a percentage height on an element must have a defined height on the parent, otherwise it is ignored.

These browser differences are explained in more detail here:

• CSS Grid Row Height Safari Bug
• Chrome / Safari not filling 100% height of flex parent

Then you have to consider that grid items, by default, cannot be smaller than their content. If your rows are set to 1fr, but the images are taller than the space allotted, the rows must expand. You can override this behavior with min-height: 0 / min-width: 0 or overflow with any value other than visible.

This behavior is explained in more detail here:

• Prevent grid items from stretching in CSS Grid Layout
• Why doesn't flex item shrink past content size?

Still, once you factor in the guidance above, you can probably get your layout to work in Safari with a combination of grid and flex properties:

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  height: 100vh;
  margin: 0;
  background-color: lightgrey;
}

header,
footer {
  flex: 0 0 100px;
  background-color: tomato;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.container {
  flex: 1;
  min-height: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  grid-auto-rows: auto;
  padding: 3px;
}

.tile {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 0;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
  max-height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  padding: 3px;
}

<header>HEADER</header>
<!-- The image is 200 x 100 px: a green and a blue square next to each other. -->
<div class="container">
  <div class="tile">
    <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbpIG.png" alt="." />
  </div>
  <div class="tile">
    <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbpIG.png" alt="." />
  </div>
  <div class="tile">
    <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbpIG.png" alt="." />
  </div>
  <div class="tile">
    <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbpIG.png" alt="." />
  </div>
  <div class="tile">
    <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbpIG.png" alt="." />
  </div>
  <div class="tile">
    <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/qbpIG.png" alt="." />
  </div>
</div>
<footer>FOOTER</footer>