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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)	No	No	No	≥ 11.1 (2011)

{{Div col}}, together with {{div col end}}, is used to make a list into columns. It automatically breaks each column into an equal space, meaning, for instance, it isn't necessary to work out the halfway point between two columns. The template also offers options to set a smaller (90%) font-size (|small=yes), place vertical lines ("rules") between the columns (|rules=) and to add other custom styling (|style=).

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

• column-count (for CSS3-compliant browsers; see CSS3 module: Multi-column layout)
• -moz-column-count (for Mozilla/Gecko-based browsers such as Firefox)
• -webkit-column-count (for WebKit-based browsers such as Safari and Google Chrome)

Usage

|cols= or first unnamed parameter

(Now deprecated, as colwidth below is better suited to flexible formatting for a variety of display screen sizes (from mobile phones, tablets, etc to widescreen cinema-style displays))
Specifies the number of columns (default 2).

|colwidth= or second unnamed parameter

Specifies the minimum width of the columns and determines automatically the number of columns based on screen width (i.e. more columns will be shown on wider displays). Overrides cols. Specified in any CSS unit, for instance in em, about the width of a capital "M", e.g, colwidth=20em

|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 is 1em.

|style=

CSS styling to apply to the columns.

Examples

{{Div col}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{Div col end}}

produces

• a
• b
• c
• d
• e
• f
• g
• h

{{Div col|3}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{Div col end}}

produces

• a
• b
• c
• d
• e
• f
• g
• h

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

produces

• a
• b
• c
• d
• e
• f
• g
• h

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

produces

• a
• b
• c
• d
• e
• f
• g
• h

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

produces

• a
• b
• c
• d
• e
• f
• g
• h

TemplateData

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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 closed with {{div col end}}.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
cols	cols 1	Specifies the number of columns. Default 2	String	optional
colwidth	colwidth 2	Specifies the width of columns, and determines dynamically the number of columns based on screen width; more columns will be shown on wider displays. This overrides the 'cols' setting.	String	optional
rules	rules	Produces vertical rules between the columns if set to yes.	String	optional
gap	gap	Specifies the space between the content of adjacent columns.	String	optional
style	style	Specifies any custom styling.	String	optional

Redirects

• {{Div col start}}

See also

Column-generating template families

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

I.e., can the columns handle the wiki markup {| | || |- |} used to create tables? If not, templates that produce these elements (such as {{(!}}, {{!}}, {{!!}}, {{!-}}, {{!)}}) and/or HTML tags (<table>...</table>, <tr>...</tr>, etc.) will need to be used instead.