Blank / Spacer Card In Grid

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I searched the forum and didn’t find an answer that suited my needs so posting my version of the solution.

I try to no use custom components or cards and when searching for a blank or spacer card to use in the grid card everything seemed to be pointing to custom solutions. My solution is a bit of a hack but it works.

To get the blank spaces in the Master Bedroom and Window/Door Status areas below I used a button card with a generic entity, no name, no state and no icon. Then turn off the tap and hold actions and viola, a card that does nothing and shows nothing!

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UI based setup Example

I copied the config for cards 2 and 6 in the master bedroom grid. Same goes for cards 2 and 3 in the Window/Door Status grid.

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YAML based setup example

  - type: grid
    title: Master Bedroom
    cards:
      - type: button
        entity: light.node_40
        icon: mdi:dome-light
        name: Light
        show_state: true
      - type: button
        tap_action:
          action: none
        entity: binary_sensor.updater
        show_state: false
        show_name: false
        show_icon: false
        hold_action:
          action: none
      - type: button
        entity: fan.node_53
        icon: mdi:fan
        name: Fan
        show_state: true
      - type: button
        entity: script.master_fan_cool_down
        name: Cool Down
        show_state: true
        tap_action:
          action: toggle
      - type: button
        entity: light.led_strip_light2
        icon: mdi:led-strip-variant
        name: Under Bed
        show_state: true
      - type: button
        tap_action:
          action: none
        entity: binary_sensor.updater
        show_state: false
        show_name: false
        show_icon: false
        hold_action:
          action: none
      - type: button
        tap_action:
          action: toggle
        entity: light.yeelight_5
        show_state: true
        name: Amy Lamp
      - type: button
        tap_action:
          action: toggle
        entity: light.yeelight_4
        show_state: true
        name: Adam Lamp
    columns: 4
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I have a different solution (there is no empty box displayed, just an empty space):

  - type: custom:button-card
    color_type: blank-card
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Im guessing you have custom button card installed? I am trying to do this without any custom items installed. I tried it and it errors as I don’t have custom button card installed.

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I must say this is a pretty genius answer. I too did not want to load any custom cards to accomplish something so seemingly simple. Thanks for sharing this.

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I had to figure this one out. You need to install GitHub - custom-cards/button-card: ❇️ Lovelace button-card for home assistant
Either manually or via HACS.

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Already posted and as noted in the original post I’m trying to do it without custom cards.

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An alternative solution would be the use of a markdown card with a single space as content:

      - type: markdown
        content: ' '
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Thanks, this is much simpler to implement!

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But this also creates a dedicated (empty) card. The button card is just an invisible placeholder, looks nicer.

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Just add Grid Card and leave it empty.

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you mean like this?

              type: grid
              cards: []

can confirm that to work, replacing the type: custom:gap-card that comes with custom:layout-card :wink:

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Brilliant workaround. Avoids having an “empty” button frame, and creates an invisible spacer.

Would be nice if this was available as standard option… pull request anyone?

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Thanks, this worked for me to have blank spaces

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Brilliant !