Template:Div col/doc

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Columns are not supported by some older browsers, most notably Internet Explorer 9 and earlier and Opera 11.0 and earlier. See Template:Reflist § Browser support for columns for more information.

CSS3 multiple-column layout browser support
Property	Internet Explorer	Firefox	Safari	Chrome	Opera
column-width column-count	≥ 10 (2012)	≥ 1.5 (2005)	≥ 3 (2007)	≥ 1 (2008)	≥ 11.1 (2011)
columns	≥ 10 (2012)	≥ 9 (2011)	≥ 3 (2007)	≥ 1 (2008)	≥ 11.1 (2011)
break-before break-after break-inside	≥ 10 (2012)	≥ 65 (2019)	No	≥ 50 (2016)	≥ 11.1 (2011)
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{{Div col}} formats a list into columns that wrap properly and compatibly with portable computer devices, especially PAD operating systems and small screens.

Purpose

It automatically breaks the available screen space into equal parts, meaning, for instance, that it is not necessary to guess how many columns to use and then figure out the dividing point(s), e.g., the halfway point to divide the list into two columns, or the one-third and two-thirds points to divide the list into three columns.

The list content is either provided by the |content= parameter (which can be restrictive of what content is allowed; e.g., wiki markup such as the | character must somehow be escaped), or terminated with {{div col end}}. The {{columns-list}} wrapper uses the parameter method for providing content (including its limitations).
The template system (family) also offers parameter options to set a smaller (90%) font-size parameter (|small=yes), place vertical lines parameter ("rules") between the columns (|rules=) and to add other custom styling (|style=).

{{Div col}} can create multiple columns in web browsers which support the following CSS properties:

column-width (for CSS3-compliant browsers; see CSS3 module: Multi-column layout)

By default, the template creates columns that are 30em wide.

This template's parameters

Descriptions

There are six parameters for this template:

|colwidth=: Specifies the minimum width of the columns so that the number of columns is automatically based on screen width (that is, more columns will be shown on wider displays). Can be specified in any CSS unit of measure, for instance, the em (about the width of the capital "M" of the displayed typeface), e.g., colwidth=20em. If no value is supplied, the template uses a default of 30em.
|rules=: Adds vertical lines ("rules") between the columns if set to yes or some CSS styling (e.g. 1px dashed blue;).
|gap=: Specifies the space between the content of adjacent columns. Specified in any CSS unit, e.g, gap=2em. The default spacing (set by browser) is 1em.
|style=: CSS styling to apply to the columns.
|small=yes: sets font size to 90%.
|content=: content to apply to the columns.

Example of "colwidth" parameter

Example with column width of 10em

{{div col|colwidth=10em}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{div col end}}

produces

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Example of "rules" parameter

Example

{{Div col|rules=yes}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{Div col end}}

produces

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Example of "gap" parameter

Example

{{Div col|colwidth=10em|rules=yes|gap=2em}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{Div col end}}

produces

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Example of "small" parameter

Example showing how setting "small" parameter to "yes" produces smaller font size

{{Div col|small=yes}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{Div col end}}

produces

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Example of "content" parameter

Example showing how to provide "content" parameter without using {{Div col end}}

{{Div col|colwidth=10em|content=
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
}}

produces

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Usage with multiple parameters

Parameters can be used in any order. Example:

{{Div col|colwidth=10em|rules=yes|gap=2em|small=yes}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{Div col end}}

or

{{Div col|rules=yes|gap=2em|small=yes|colwidth=10em}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{Div col end}}

produces

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

and exactly the same result below

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Example with column width of 20em

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{div col end}}

produces

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Example with column width of 30em

{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{div col end}}

produces

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Example of how this template behaves if no bullets (generated by asterisk mark) are used.

{{div col|colwidth=10em}}
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
{{div col end}}

produces

a b c d e f g h

Tracking categories

Category:Pages using div col with unknown parameters (0) (for erroneous use of parameter names not documented here)
Category:Pages using div col with small parameter (0)

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly error report for this template.

TemplateData for Div col

Breaks a list into columns. It automatically breaks each column to an equal space, so you do not manually have to find the half way point on two columns. The list is provided by |content= or closed with {{div col end}}.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Column width	`colwidth`	Specifies the width of columns, and determines dynamically the number of columns based on screen width; more columns will be shown on wider displays. Example 30em	String	optional
Rules	`rules`	Produces vertical rules between the columns if set to yes. Example 'yes' or '1px dashed blue'	String	optional
Gap size	`gap`	Specifies the space between the content of adjacent columns. Example 2em	String	optional
CSS style	`style`	Specifies any custom styling.	String	optional
Content	`content`	Specifies the content to divide into columns	String	optional
Small font	`small`	Use a smaller font size (90%) Default no Example yes	String	optional

Redirects

{{Col div}}
{{Colbegin}} (but not {{Col begin}} or {{Col-begin}})
{{Cols}}
{{Div col start}}
{{Div col begin}}
{{Div-col}}
{{Palmares start}}

Family	Type	Handles wiki table code?	Start template	Column divider	End template
"Col"	Table	Yes	{{Col-begin}}, {{Col-begin-fixed}} or {{Col-begin-small}}	{{Col-break}} or {{Col-2}} .. {{Col-5}}	{{Col-end}}
"Col-float"	CSS float	Yes	{{Col-float}}	{{Col-float-break}}	{{Col-float-end}}
"Columns"	Table	No	{{Columns}}	–	–
"Columns-list"	CSS columns	Yes	{{Columns-list}} (wrapper)	–	–
"Columns-start"	CSS float	Yes	{{Columns-start}}	{{Column}}	{{Columns-end}}
"Div col"	CSS columns	Yes	{{Div col}}	–	{{Div col end}}