How to set Padding for GridView in Flutter?

Flutter – GridView Padding

To set padding for GridView in Flutter, set padding property wit the required EdgeInsets value. Via EdgeInsets class object, we can set padding for top, right, bottom, and left with separate values, or a set a same value for padding on all sides.

Code Snippet

The following is an example code snippet to set padding for GridView.

GridView(
  padding: const EdgeInsets.all(20),
)

The following is an example code snippet to set padding for GridView, with specific values for respective sides.

GridView(
  padding: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(20, 10, 20, 10),
)

Example

In the following example, we create a Flutter Application with a GridView. We set a padding of 40 for all sides of the GridView.

main.dart

import 'dart:ui';

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() => runApp(const MyApp());

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  static const String _title = 'Flutter Tutorial';

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: _title,
      home: Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(title: const Text(_title)),
        body: const MyStatefulWidget(),
      ),
    );
  }
}

class MyStatefulWidget extends StatefulWidget {
  const MyStatefulWidget({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  State<MyStatefulWidget> createState() => _MyStatefulWidgetState();
}

class _MyStatefulWidgetState extends State<MyStatefulWidget> {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return GridView.count(
      primary: false,
      crossAxisCount: 2,
      mainAxisSpacing: 10,
      crossAxisSpacing: 10,
      padding: const EdgeInsets.all(40),
      children: <Widget>[
        Container(
          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
          child: const Text("Tile 1"),
          color: Colors.orange[200],
        ),
        Container(
          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
          child: const Text("Tile 2"),
          color: Colors.green[200],
        ),
        Container(
          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
          child: const Text("Tile 3"),
          color: Colors.red[200],
        ),
        Container(
          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
          child: const Text("Tile 4"),
          color: Colors.purple[200],
        ),
        Container(
          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
          child: const Text("Tile 5"),
          color: Colors.blueGrey[200],
        ),
        Container(
          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
          child: const Text("Tile 6"),
          color: Colors.yellow[200],
        ),
      ],
    );
  }
}

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Screenshot – Android Emulator

Different Padding for Different Sides

In the following example, we create a Flutter Application with a GridView. We set a padding of 10 for left, 20 for top, 30 for right, and 40 for bottom, using EdgeInsets.fromLTRB() method.

main.dart

import 'dart:ui';

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() => runApp(const MyApp());

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  static const String _title = 'Flutter Tutorial';

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: _title,
      home: Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(title: const Text(_title)),
        body: const MyStatefulWidget(),
      ),
    );
  }
}

class MyStatefulWidget extends StatefulWidget {
  const MyStatefulWidget({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  State<MyStatefulWidget> createState() => _MyStatefulWidgetState();
}

class _MyStatefulWidgetState extends State<MyStatefulWidget> {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return GridView.count(
      primary: false,
      crossAxisCount: 2,
      mainAxisSpacing: 10,
      crossAxisSpacing: 10,
      padding: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(10, 20, 30, 40),
      children: <Widget>[
        Container(
          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
          child: const Text("Tile 1"),
          color: Colors.orange[200],
        ),
        Container(
          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
          child: const Text("Tile 2"),
          color: Colors.green[200],
        ),
        Container(
          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
          child: const Text("Tile 3"),
          color: Colors.red[200],
        ),
        Container(
          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
          child: const Text("Tile 4"),
          color: Colors.purple[200],
        ),
        Container(
          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
          child: const Text("Tile 5"),
          color: Colors.blueGrey[200],
        ),
        Container(
          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
          child: const Text("Tile 6"),
          color: Colors.yellow[200],
        ),
      ],
    );
  }
}

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Conclusion

In this Flutter Tutorial, we learned how to set padding for a GridView using padding property, with examples.