Template:Columns-next/doc

Use this template immediately before a list, to divide the list into multiple columns that wrap the screen responsively. To prevent a section of a list being broken, the template {{no col break}} can be used.

This template was created to support editing of multi-column lists in VisualEditor as an alternative to {{Div col}} and {{Div col end}} (which use an unbalanced <div> element, which forces the intermediary content into source mode), and {{Columns-list}} (which takes the list as raw wikitext parameter).

Usage

Basic usage

{{Columns-next}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h

Produces:

• a
• b
• c
• d
• e
• f
• g
• h

Selective usage

* Foo
* Bar
* Baz
* Quux

Text here.

{{Columns-next}}
* lorem
* ipsum
* dolor
* sit
* amet
* consectetur

More text here.

* duis
* aute
* irure
* dolor
* in
* reprehenderit

Produces:

• Foo
• Bar
• Baz
• Quux

Text here.

• lorem
• ipsum
• dolor
• sit
• amet
• consectetur

More text here.

• duis
• aute
• irure
• dolor
• in
• reprehenderit

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Columns-next in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Columns-next

Divide the next list into multiple columns that wrap the screen responsively.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified

See also

• Template:Div col and Template:Div col end
• Template:Columns-list

Column-generating template families

The templates listed here are not interchangeable. For example, using {{col-float}} with {{col-end}} instead of {{col-float-end}} would leave a <div>...</div> open, potentially harming any subsequent formatting.

Column templates

Type	Family	Handles wiki table code?†	Responsive/ mobile suited	Start template	Column divider	End template
Float	"col-float"	Yes	Yes	{{col-float}}	{{col-float-break}}	{{col-float-end}}
	"columns-start"	Yes	Yes	{{columns-start}}	{{column}}	{{columns-end}}
Columns	"div col"	Yes	Yes	{{div col}}	instead use {{no col break}}	{{div col end}}
	"columns-list"	No	Yes	{{columns-list}} (wraps div col)	—	—
Flexbox	"flex columns"	No	Yes	{{flex columns}}	—	—
Table	"col"	Yes	No	{{col-begin}}, {{col-begin-fixed}} or {{col-begin-small}}	{{col-break}} or {{col-2}} .. {{col-5}}	{{col-end}}

^† Can the template handle the basic wiki markup {| | || |- |} used to create tables? If not, special templates that produce these elements (such as {{(!}}, {{!}}, {{!!}}, {{!-}}, {{!)}}) or HTML tags (<table>...</table>, <tr>...</tr>, etc.) need to be used instead.