Template:Col-2/doc

The {{col-begin}}, {{col-break}} and {{col-end}} templates control columns of text on a page:

• {{col-begin}}: starts a table (followed by {{col-break}} for 1st column)
• {{col-break}}: triggers the start of each column
• {{col-end}}: ends the multi-column table.

The widths of columns can be specified by using various additional codes. See below for examples.

Usage

{{col-begin|width=70%}}: start table with width.

{{col-break|width=66%}}: start column-1 as 66% wide.

This is text in col-1.

{{col-break|width=33%}}: start column-2 as 33% wide.

Text column-2.

{{col-end}}

The table will have two columns, with column 1 twice (2×) the width of column 2.

A border of 2px (1px width on each side) corresponds to a 5%. Therefore, with a 2px border—for example, as in Wikipedia:Tutorial/Wrap-up and more info—the width needs to be 95% for the table to fit within the screen. Since it's possible that some tables might not have a border, correction on the individual page could be made after substitution. Another way to create a two column table is like this:

{{col-begin|width=95%}} |- | Left column | Right column |}

Template:Col-1-of-4 {{Col-begin}} {{Col-2}} Column 1 here {{Col-2}} Column 2 here {{Col-end}} Template:Col-2-of-4 {{Col-begin}} {{Col-3}} Column 1 here {{Col-3}} Column 2 here {{Col-3}} Column 3 here {{Col-end}} Template:Col-3-of-4 {{Col-begin}} {{Col-4}} Column 1 here {{Col-4}} Column 2 here {{Col-4}} Column 3 here {{Col-4}} Column 4 here {{Col-end}} Template:Col-4-of-4 and so on, up to {{Col-7}}

Template:Col-1-of-2 {{Col-begin|class=references-small}} {{Col-break}} Column 1 here {{Col-break}} Column 2 here {{Col-break}} Column 3 here {{Col-break}} Column 4 here {{Col-break}} Column 5 here {{Col-break}} Column 6 here {{Col-end}} Template:Col-2-of-2 {{Columns-start|num=3}} Column 1 here {{Column}} Column 2 here {{Column}} Column 3 here {{Columns-end}}

Template:Col-1-of-2 {{Multicol}} Column 1 here {{Multicol-break}} Column 2 here {{Multicol-break}} Column 3 here {{Multicol-break}} Column 4 here {{Multicol-end}} Template:Col-2-of-2 {{Top}} Column 1 here {{Mid}} Column 2 here {{Bottom}}

Examples

• See: Template:Col-break/examples

External links

• HTML MULTICOL Code Tutorial
• Using CSS multi-column layouts

This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for the template used by the new VisualEditor.

Col-2

Starts a column in a two-column table begun by {{col-begin}}.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
align	align	Horizontal alignment of content. Default left	String	optional
valign	valign	Vertical alignment of content. Default top	String	optional