# \[SOLVED\] Items cant overlap same grid cell/cells **URL:** \ **Category:** Help us improve Penpot\ **Tags:** design\ **Created:** [July 10, 2025, 5:32am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/solved-items-cant-overlap-same-grid-cell-cells/9278 "2025-07-10T05:32:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Raging\_Vids](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/raging_vids/32/8422_2.png) [@Raging\_Vids](https://community.penpot.app/u/Raging_Vids)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 5:32am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/solved-items-cant-overlap-same-grid-cell-cells/9278/1 "2025-07-10T05:32:20Z")
So, if I want to force 2 elements to occupy the same cell/cells with grid-column and grid-row values, they do not. This shifts the previous item, which was already in the target cell, somewhere else which snowballs into shifting the whole layout here and there. Please allow using more than one element to occupy the same space defined by column and row values. ---
**Author:** ![LauraKalbag](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/laurakalbag/32/5014_2.png) [@LauraKalbag](https://community.penpot.app/u/LauraKalbag)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 9:12am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/solved-items-cant-overlap-same-grid-cell-cells/9278/2 "2025-07-10T09:12:08Z")
In order to put multiple elements in the same grid area, you need to group them together. Then the group is treated as the “grid item” and you can position the elements inside however you like. Does that make sense? ---
**Author:** ![Raging\_Vids](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/raging_vids/32/8422_2.png) [@Raging\_Vids](https://community.penpot.app/u/Raging_Vids)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/solved-items-cant-overlap-same-grid-cell-cells/9278/3 "2025-07-10T18:30:32Z")
Thanks, @LauraKalbag.