Why does Quick stack in Webflow behave strangely on small mobile sizes, cutting the text instead of placing it on a new line as responsive design should do? Additionally, why does the cell not expand fully on mobile landscape and appear unusually small?

Quick Stack in Webflow can behave unexpectedly on small screens due to fixed sizing, lack of wrapping, or parent container constraints. Here's how to diagnose and fix these responsiveness issues.

1. Understand Quick Stack Behavior

• Quick Stack uses CSS Grid under the hood, which can create rigid configurations if not adjusted for responsiveness.
• By default, Quick Stack may not wrap children or allow dynamic resizing unless explicitly configured.
• It may impose fixed grid columns that force content (like text) to overflow instead of wrapping or adjusting layout.

2. Check Display Settings and Wrapping

• Select the Quick Stack element and check its display settings in the Style panel.

• Ensure that Grid settings aren’t using fixed dimensions for columns (like 1fr 1fr or auto with no wrap allowance).

• In most cases, text cutting is caused by:

• Fixed column widths

• Overflow settings

• nowrap text settings on child elements

• Make sure child elements (e.g., text blocks) have:

• Flexible width (auto or %)

• White space set to normal (not nowrap)

• Overflow set to visible or auto

3. Inspect Element Sizing on Mobile Landscape

• Check parent containers for width restrictions or padding/margin causing inner content to shrink.

• If the Quick Stack or any of its parents has:

• A fixed width or max-width (like 320px),

• Grid constraints that don’t allow growth,

• Or display set to inline or inline-block,
  it can prevent expansion on mobile.

• Webflow sometimes adds default padding/margin on containers; inspect this and reduce or remove it for mobile views.

• Use Responsive Preview (click the device icons in the Webflow Designer) to debug how the layout adapts as screen size changes.

4. Override Grid on Smaller Breakpoints

• On tablet or smaller breakpoints:
• Update the grid layout to 1 column instead of 2 or more.
• Go to Quick Stack settings, and under the mobile device breakpoint, switch to a single-column layout.
• You can also set Auto-fit with minmax(0, 1fr) settings to allow the grid to adapt.

5. Avoid Min-Content and Fixed Heights

• If child cells in the Quick Stack have fixed heights or use min-content, they won’t expand to accommodate text.
• Instead, prefer min-height: auto and leave height unassigned so content determines the size.

Summary

Quick Stack issues on small devices usually stem from grid rigidity, fixed sizing, or overflow settings. Review the column behavior in mobile views, enable text wrapping, and allow auto-sizing within the cells. Switch to a responsive single-column layout on mobile landscapes if necessary.