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Spacing & 8-Point Grid Calculator

Build a consistent spacing scale from a base unit, preview it on real components, and copy CSS variables or Tailwind config.
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Spacing & 8-Point Grid Calculator

Generate a spacing scale from a base unit, preview it on components, and export CSS variables or a Tailwind spacing object.

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Base Unit

Start with your grid unit. 8 is the most common product baseline.

Generating 17 steps from 8px up to 768px.

Scale & Export

Preview spacing on a component and copy the code.

Token Value Preview
space-0-54px
space-18px
space-1-512px
space-216px
space-324px
space-432px
space-648px
space-864px
space-1296px
space-16128px

CSS Variables 

:root {
  --space-0-5: 4px;
  --space-1: 8px;
  --space-1-5: 12px;
  --space-2: 16px;
  --space-3: 24px;
  --space-4: 32px;
  --space-6: 48px;
  --space-8: 64px;
  --space-12: 96px;
  --space-16: 128px;
  --space-24: 192px;
  --space-32: 256px;
  --space-40: 320px;
  --space-48: 384px;
  --space-64: 512px;
  --space-80: 640px;
  --space-96: 768px;
}

Tailwind Config 

spacing: {
    '0-5': '4px',
    '1': '8px',
    '1-5': '12px',
    '2': '16px',
    '3': '24px',
    '4': '32px',
    '6': '48px',
    '8': '64px',
    '12': '96px',
    '16': '128px',
    '24': '192px',
    '32': '256px',
    '40': '320px',
    '48': '384px',
    '64': '512px',
    '80': '640px',
    '96': '768px',
  }