<main>
  <div class="wrapper">
    <article class="flow">
      <h1>Intrinsic grid sizing</h1>
      <figure class="callout">
        <p>
          Use the dropdown to change the column sizes between the different intrinsic sizing keywords.
        </p>
      </figure>
      <div class="controls">
        <label>
          Choose column size
          <select id="switcher">
            <option value="auto">auto</option>
            <option value="min-content">min-content</option>
            <option value="max-content">max-content</option>
            <option value="fit-content(7em)">fit-content(7em)</option>
          </select>
        </label>
      </div>
      <div class="container" id="container">
        <div class="box">Item one</div>
        <div class="box">Item two</div>
        <div class="box">Item three has more text </div>
        <div class="box">Item four</div>
        <div class="box">Item five</div>
      </div>
    </article>
  </div>
</main>
:root {
  --var-col: auto;
}

.container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, var(--var-col));
  grid-template-rows: 200px auto;
  gap: 10px;
  background-color: var(--color-stroke);
  padding: 1em;
  max-width: 30rem;
}
const switcher = document.getElementById("switcher");
const root = document.documentElement;

switcher.addEventListener("change", function (evt) {
  root.style.setProperty("--var-col", evt.target.value);
});

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