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Consider discussing changes on the <a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Col-begin" title="Template talk:Col-begin">talk page</a> before implementing them.</td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="box-Caution plainlinks ombox ombox-style" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Caution"><img alt="Caution" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/74/Ambox_warning_yellow.svg/40px-Ambox_warning_yellow.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/74/Ambox_warning_yellow.svg/60px-Ambox_warning_yellow.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/74/Ambox_warning_yellow.svg/80px-Ambox_warning_yellow.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="386" data-file-height="334" /></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text" style="text-align: left;">This template creates a <a href="/wiki/Help:Tables" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Tables">table</a> rather than actual columns. 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See below for examples. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Usage">Usage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template:Col-begin_template&action=edit&section=T-1" title="Edit section: Usage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="nowrap"><code>{{col-begin|width=70%}}</code></span>: start table with specific width.<br /> <span class="nowrap"><code>{{col-break|width=66%}}</code></span>: start column-1 as 66% wide.<br /> <i>This is text in column-1.</i><br /> <span class="nowrap"><code>{{col-break|width=33%}}</code></span>: start column-2 as 33% wide.<br /> <i>This is text in column-2.</i><br /> <span class="nowrap"><code>{{col-end}}</code></span> </p><p>The table will have two columns, with column 1 twice (2×) the width of column 2. </p><p>A border of 2px (1px width on each side) corresponds to a 5%. Therefore, with a 2px border, 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: </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-begin</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">width</span><span class="o">=</span>95%<span class="p">}}</span> |- | Left column | Right column |} </pre></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <pre><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-begin" title="Template:Col-begin">Col-begin</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-2" title="Template:Col-2">Col-2</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> Column 1 here <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-2" title="Template:Col-2">Col-2</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> Column 2 here <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-end" title="Template:Col-end">Col-end</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </pre> </td> <td class="col-break" style="padding-left: 2em;"> <pre><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-begin" title="Template:Col-begin">Col-begin</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-3" title="Template:Col-3">Col-3</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> Column 1 here <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-3" title="Template:Col-3">Col-3</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> Column 2 here <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-3" title="Template:Col-3">Col-3</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> Column 3 here <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-end" title="Template:Col-end">Col-end</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </pre> </td> <td class="col-break" style="padding-left: 2em;"> <p>and so on, up to <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-5" title="Template:Col-5">Col-5</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>   </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <pre>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Col-begin" title="Template:Col-begin">Col-begin</a>}} <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-break" title="Template:Col-break">Col-break</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> Column 1 here <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-break" title="Template:Col-break">Col-break</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> Column 2 here <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-break" title="Template:Col-break">Col-break</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> Column 3 here <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-break" title="Template:Col-break">Col-break</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> Column 4 here <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-break" title="Template:Col-break">Col-break</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> Column 5 here <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-break" title="Template:Col-break">Col-break</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> Column 6 here <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-end" title="Template:Col-end">Col-end</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </pre> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Examples">Examples</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template:Col-begin_template&action=edit&section=T-2" title="Edit section: Examples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Here are some example codes that you can use to make columns of text in your Wikipedia article. You can change the width of your columns by changing the code words that go between the text of your columns. Good luck! </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsible-leftside-toggle mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Example 1, using col-break</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-begin</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-break</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{|</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"wikitable"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">style</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"width:18em"</span> <span class="p">|+</span><span class="gh"> Production by year</span> <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1980</span> <span class="p">|</span> 50,000 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1990</span> <span class="p">|</span> 75,000 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 2000</span> <span class="p">|</span> 90,000 <span class="p">|}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-break</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{|</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"wikitable"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">style</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"width:18em"</span> <span class="p">|+</span><span class="gh"> Profit by year</span> <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1980</span> <span class="p">|</span> $6,000 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1990</span> <span class="p">|</span> $7,500 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 2000</span> <span class="p">|</span> $8,200 <span class="p">|}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-end</span><span class="p">}}</span> </pre></div> <p>gives: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:18em"> <caption>Production by year </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>1980 </th> <td>50,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1990 </th> <td>75,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2000 </th> <td>90,000 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:18em"> <caption>Profit by year </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>1980 </th> <td>$6,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1990 </th> <td>$7,500 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2000 </th> <td>$8,200 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsible-leftside-toggle mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Example 2, using col-2</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-begin</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-2</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{|</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"wikitable"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">style</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"width:18em"</span> <span class="p">|+</span><span class="gh"> Production by year</span> <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1980</span> <span class="p">|</span> 50,000 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1990</span> <span class="p">|</span> 75,000 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 2000</span> <span class="p">|</span> 90,000 <span class="p">|}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-2</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{|</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"wikitable"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">style</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"width:18em"</span> <span class="p">|+</span><span class="gh"> Profit by year</span> <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1980</span> <span class="p">|</span> $6,000 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1990</span> <span class="p">|</span> $7,500 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 2000</span> <span class="p">|</span> $8,200 <span class="p">|}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-end</span><span class="p">}}</span> </pre></div> <p>gives: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:18em"> <caption>Production by year </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>1980 </th> <td>50,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1990 </th> <td>75,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2000 </th> <td>90,000 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:18em"> <caption>Profit by year </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>1980 </th> <td>$6,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1990 </th> <td>$7,500 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2000 </th> <td>$8,200 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsible-leftside-toggle mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Example 3, use col-break with specified widths</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-begin</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-break</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">width</span><span class="o">=</span>80%<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{|</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"wikitable"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">style</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"width:18em"</span> <span class="p">|+</span><span class="gh"> Production by year</span> <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1980</span> <span class="p">|</span> 50,000 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1990</span> <span class="p">|</span> 75,000 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 2000</span> <span class="p">|</span> 90,000 <span class="p">|}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-break</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">width</span><span class="o">=</span>20%<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{|</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"wikitable"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">style</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"width:18em"</span> <span class="p">|+</span><span class="gh"> Profit by year</span> <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1980</span> <span class="p">|</span> $6,000 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1990</span> <span class="p">|</span> $7,500 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 2000</span> <span class="p">|</span> $8,200 <span class="p">|}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-end</span><span class="p">}}</span> </pre></div> <p>gives: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 80%;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:18em"> <caption>Production by year </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>1980 </th> <td>50,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1990 </th> <td>75,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2000 </th> <td>90,000 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 20%;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:18em"> <caption>Profit by year </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>1980 </th> <td>$6,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1990 </th> <td>$7,500 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2000 </th> <td>$8,200 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsible-leftside-toggle mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Example 4, use col-break with auto outer width</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-begin</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">width</span><span class="o">=</span>auto<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-break</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{|</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"wikitable"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">style</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"width:18em"</span> <span class="p">|+</span><span class="gh"> Production by year</span> <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1980</span> <span class="p">|</span> 50,000 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1990</span> <span class="p">|</span> 75,000 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 2000</span> <span class="p">|</span> 90,000 <span class="p">|}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-break</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">gap</span><span class="o">=</span>2em<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{|</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"wikitable"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">style</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"width:18em"</span> <span class="p">|+</span><span class="gh"> Profit by year</span> <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1980</span> <span class="p">|</span> $6,000 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1990</span> <span class="p">|</span> $7,500 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 2000</span> <span class="p">|</span> $8,200 <span class="p">|}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-end</span><span class="p">}}</span> </pre></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:18em"> <caption>Production by year </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>1980 </th> <td>50,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1990 </th> <td>75,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2000 </th> <td>90,000 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break" style="padding-left: 2em;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:18em"> <caption>Profit by year </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>1980 </th> <td>$6,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1990 </th> <td>$7,500 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2000 </th> <td>$8,200 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843"><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsible-leftside-toggle mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Example 5, Lots of columns, using col-break</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-begin</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-break</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{|</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"wikitable"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">style</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"width:18em"</span> <span class="p">|+</span><span class="gh"> Production by year</span> <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1980</span> <span class="p">|</span> 50,000 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1990</span> <span class="p">|</span> 75,000 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 2000</span> <span class="p">|</span> 90,000 <span class="p">|}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-break</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{|</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"wikitable"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">style</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"width:18em"</span> <span class="p">|+</span><span class="gh"> Profit by year</span> <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1980</span> <span class="p">|</span> $6,000 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 1990</span> <span class="p">|</span> $7,500 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> 2000</span> <span class="p">|</span> $8,200 <span class="p">|}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-break</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{|</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"wikitable"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">style</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"width:18em"</span> <span class="p">|+</span><span class="gh"> Revenue by product</span> <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> Widgets</span> <span class="p">|</span> $25,000 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> Foos</span> <span class="p">|</span> $65,500 <span class="p">|-</span> <span class="p">!</span><span class="gu"> Bars</span> <span class="p">|</span> $28,000 <span class="p">|}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">col-end</span><span class="p">}}</span> </pre></div> <p>gives: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:18em"> <caption>Production by year </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>1980 </th> <td>50,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1990 </th> <td>75,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2000 </th> <td>90,000 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:18em"> <caption>Profit by year </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>1980 </th> <td>$6,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1990 </th> <td>$7,500 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2000 </th> <td>$8,200 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:18em"> <caption>Revenue by product </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Widgets </th> <td>$25,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Foos </th> <td>$65,500 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Bars </th> <td>$28,000 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template:Col-begin_template&action=edit&section=T-3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Columns" title="Help:Columns">Help:Columns</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Column-generating_template_families">Column-generating template families</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template:Column-generating_template_families&action=edit&section=T-1" title="Edit section: Column-generating template families"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>The templates listed here are not interchangeable</b>. For example, using <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-float" title="Template:Col-float">col-float</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> with <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-end" title="Template:Col-end">col-end</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> instead of <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-float-end" title="Template:Col-float-end">col-float-end</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> would leave a <code class="nowrap" style=""><<a href="/wiki/HTML_element#div" title="HTML element">div</a>>...</div></code> open, potentially harming any subsequent formatting. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="line-height:1.4em"> <caption>Column templates </caption> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:middle;"> <th scope="col">Type </th> <th scope="col">Family </th> <th scope="col"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Handles wiki<br /> table code?<sup>†</sup></div> </th> <th scope="col">Responsive/<br />mobile suited </th> <th scope="col">Start template </th> <th scope="col">Column divider </th> <th scope="col">End template </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Float </td> <td>"col-float" </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-float" title="Template:Col-float">col-float</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-float-break" title="Template:Col-float-break">col-float-break</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-float-end" title="Template:Col-float-end">col-float-end</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"columns-start" </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Columns-start" title="Template:Columns-start">columns-start</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Column" title="Template:Column">column</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Columns-end" title="Template:Columns-end">columns-end</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Columns </td> <td>"div col" </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Div_col" title="Template:Div col">div col</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td>– </td> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Div_col_end" title="Template:Div col end">div col end</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"columns-list" </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Columns-list" title="Template:Columns-list">columns-list</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> (wraps div col) </td> <td>– </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Flexbox </td> <td>"flex columns" </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Flex_columns" title="Template:Flex columns">flex columns</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td>– </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Table </td> <td>"col" </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-begin" title="Template:Col-begin">col-begin</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <br /><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-begin-fixed" title="Template:Col-begin-fixed">col-begin-fixed</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> or<br /><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-begin-small" title="Template:Col-begin-small">col-begin-small</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-break" title="Template:Col-break">col-break</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> or<br /><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-2" title="Template:Col-2">col-2</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> .. <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-5" title="Template:Col-5">col-5</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Col-end" title="Template:Col-end">col-end</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup>†</sup> Can template handle the basic <a href="/wiki/Help:Wiki_markup" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Wiki markup">wiki markup</a> <code>{| | || |- |}</code> <a href="/wiki/Help:Tables" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Tables">used to create tables</a>? If not, special templates that produce these elements (such as <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:(!" title="Template:(!">(!</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:!" title="Template:!">!</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:!!" title="Template:!!">!!</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:!-" title="Template:!-">!-</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:!)" title="Template:!)">!)</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>)—or <a href="/wiki/HTML_element" title="HTML element">HTML tags</a> (<code class="nowrap" style=""><table>...</table></code>, <code class="nowrap" style=""><tr>...</tr></code>, etc.)—need to be used instead. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="TemplateData">TemplateData</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template:Col-begin/TemplateData&action=edit&section=T-1" title="Edit section: TemplateData"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="templatedata-header">This is the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TemplateData" title="Wikipedia:TemplateData">TemplateData</a> for this template used by <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TemplateWizard" class="extiw" title="mw:Extension:TemplateWizard">TemplateWizard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor" title="Wikipedia:VisualEditor">VisualEditor</a> and other tools. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bambots.brucemyers.com/TemplateParam.php?wiki=enwiki&template=Col-begin">See a monthly parameter usage report</a> for <a href="/wiki/Template:Col-begin" title="Template:Col-begin">Template:Col-begin</a> in articles based on its TemplateData. <p><b>TemplateData for Col-begin</b> </p> </div> <section class="mw-templatedata-doc-wrap"><header><p class="mw-templatedata-doc-desc">This template starts a multi-column table.</p></header><table class="wikitable mw-templatedata-doc-params"><caption><p class="mw-templatedata-caption">Template parameters<mw:edittemplatedata page="Template:Col-begin/TemplateData"></mw:edittemplatedata></p></caption><thead><tr><th colspan="2">Parameter</th><th>Description</th><th>Type</th><th>Status</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th>Table width</th><td class="mw-templatedata-doc-param-name"><code>width</code></td><td><p>The width of the complete table, defined as a percent (i.e. 50%), typically no more than 95%</p><dl></dl></td><td class="mw-templatedata-doc-param-type">String</td><td class="mw-templatedata-doc-param-status-optional" data-sort-value="0">optional</td></tr></tbody></table></section> <p><br /> </p>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Col-begin/doc&oldid=1216973240">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Col-begin/doc&oldid=1216973240</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks catlinks-allhidden" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden category: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Template_documentation_pages" title="Category:Template documentation pages">Template documentation pages</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 3 April 2024, at 01:42<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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