The Feature:

Please add explicit grid line placement controls (grid-column-start / end and grid-row-start / end) for items inside a Grid layout. Currently, Framer only supports column and row spans.

The Problem / Friction:

Because we cannot choose a specific starting grid line, positioning an item asynchronously (for example, starting exactly at column 2 and ending at column 4) requires a workaround. We have to design and maintain invisible "empty spacer layers" just to push the actual content into the correct track. This creates bloated layer panels, makes responsive breakpoints incredibly tedious to manage, and breaks clean layout logic.

The Use Case & Value:

Advanced Editorial Layouts: Magazine-style layouts with intentional, asymmetrical white space would become effortless to build.

Maintainability: Changing layout positioning across Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile would require zero spacer layer adjustments—just changing the start/end coordinate numbers.

Closer to Code: This aligns Framer closer to native CSS Grid capabilities, giving designers the true layout power they expect from the platform.