Align elements on an 8 or 16px grid.

Visualize how elements align to a background grid. It's similar to using background grids in illustrator, photoshop, and sketch. This chrome extensions allows you to toggle the outline on elements and switch between an 8 and 16px grid in the background.

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The code

Alternatively you can install the tachyons-debug-grid css partial and toggle the grid by adding the debug-grid class to any element. 

          
/*

   DEBUG GRID
   http://tachyons.io/docs/debug-grid/

*/

.debug-grid          { background:transparent url(data:image/png;base64,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) repeat top left; }
.debug-grid-16       { background:transparent url(data:image/png;base64,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) repeat top left; }
.debug-grid-8-solid  { background:white url(data:image/jpeg;base64,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) repeat top left; }
.debug-grid-16-solid { background:white url(data:image/png;base64,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) repeat top left; }