Extend bootstrap classes with new custom classes ie.
Custom gutter bootstrap.
I will start with the easier less robust method using css and then explain the more advanced method using sass.
Every column get a width of 940 12.
Requires ie9 or latest safari chrome or firefox.
The container or container fluid parent may need to be adjusted too to avoid unwanted overflow using again matching padding utility.
To change the gutters in a given row pair a negative margin utility on the row and matching padding utilities on the cols.
In bootstrap 3 the gutter is defined as 30px 15px on each side of a column.
The grid columns field allows to set a different number of columns and the grid gutter width field lets you change the gutter width.
Customize bootstrap s components less variables and jquery plugins to get your very own version.
This gutter is build with 15px padding of the column 15 px resting grid space.
Bootstrap s grid includes five tiers of predefined classes for building complex responsive layouts.
Btn custom whatever the reason is there are 2 ways to customize bootstrap.
On a big screen it might look better with the content organized in three columns but on a small screen it would be better if the content items were stacked on top of each other.
Change the bootstrap grid layout such as breakpoints or gutter widths.
The resulting grid gutter width 2 on both sides of the grid will be hide with a negative margin of 15px.
For grids that are the same from the smallest of devices to the largest use the col and col classes.
Undoing this negative left margin set a gutter of 30 px on both sides of the grid.
The issue i m running is that for example if i shrink my screen down to be tiny the gutters end up being wider than the columns themselves as seen below darker blue column lighter blue gutter.
Customize the size of your columns on extra small small medium large or extra large devices however you see fit.
Bootstrap s grid system is responsive and the columns will re arrange depending on the screen size.
Here s an example of customizing the bootstrap grid at the large lg breakpoint.