Template:Col-float/doc

Side-by-side columns, based on CSS float.

This has the advantage of more cross-device-accessible behaviour, as (unlike HTML <table>s) they will wrap on display windows too narrow to show them side-by-side.

Parameters

All optional and applicable to {{Col-float}} / {{Start col-float}} and {{Col-float-break}} / {{Break col-float}} except firstcol:

firstcol (with Col-float or Start col-float only)

nextcol

width

Width of the next – or, with Col-float/Start col-float, the first – column. IE-based browsers require a specified width, so defaults to 30.0em.

class

For any styling defined using classes.

style

For any additional styling.

{{Col-float}} can be used with numbered parameters for columns (i.e. |1= is the first column, |2= is the second, and so on). However, lists have to be preceded with <nowiki/> and a newline, and tables have to use {{!}}.

Example section (from Hydrolastic)

With {{Col-float-break}}

Cars using the Hydrolastic suspension system:

• BMC 1100
• Mini (from 1964 to 1971)
• Austin 1800
• Austin America (from 1968 to 1971)
• Austin Maxi (until March 1978)
• Austin 3-Litre
• MG 1100 (from 1962 to 1968)
• Morris Nomad

Cars using the Hydragas suspension system:

• Austin Allegro
• Leyland Princess
• Austin Ambassador
• Austin Maxi (from March 1978 onwards)
• Austin Metro & Rover Metro
• Rover 100

 {{col-float}}
 '''Cars using the [[Hydrolastic]] suspension system:'''
 * [[BMC ADO16|BMC 1100]]
 * [[Mini]] (from 1964 to 1971)
 * [[Austin 1800]]
 * [[Austin America]] (from 1968 to 1971)
 * [[Austin Maxi]] (until March 1978)
 * [[Austin 3-Litre]]
 * [[MG 1100]] (from 1962 to 1968)
 * [[Morris Nomad]]
 {{col-float-break}}
 '''Cars using the [[Hydragas]] suspension system:'''
 * [[Austin Allegro]]
 * [[Leyland Princess]]
 * [[Austin Ambassador]]
 * [[Austin Maxi]] (from March 1978 onwards)
 * [[Austin Metro]] & [[Rover Metro]]
 * [[Rover 100]]
 {{col-float-end}}

With numbered parameters

Cars using the Hydrolastic suspension system:

• BMC 1100
• Mini (from 1964 to 1971)
• Austin 1800
• Austin America (from 1968 to 1971)
• Austin Maxi (until March 1978)
• Austin 3-Litre
• MG 1100 (from 1962 to 1968)
• Morris Nomad

Cars using the Hydragas suspension system:

• Austin Allegro
• Leyland Princess
• Austin Ambassador
• Austin Maxi (from March 1978 onwards)
• Austin Metro & Rover Metro
• Rover 100

 {{col-float
 |1=
 '''Cars using the [[Hydrolastic]] suspension system:'''
 * [[BMC ADO16|BMC 1100]]
 * [[Mini]] (from 1964 to 1971)
 * [[Austin 1800]]
 * [[Austin America]] (from 1968 to 1971)
 * [[Austin Maxi]] (until March 1978)
 * [[Austin 3-Litre]]
 * [[MG 1100]] (from 1962 to 1968)
 * [[Morris Nomad]]
 |2=
 '''Cars using the [[Hydragas]] suspension system:'''
 * [[Austin Allegro]]
 * [[Leyland Princess]]
 * [[Austin Ambassador]]
 * [[Austin Maxi]] (from March 1978 onwards)
 * [[Austin Metro]] & [[Rover Metro]]
 * [[Rover 100]]
 }}

See also

Column-generating template families

See also: Help:Advanced table features#Side-by-side columns of tables, images, lists. Straight divs (not part of templates) work on desktop monitors. More than one column will show up in cell phones too if the columns are narrow enough. Straight divs will do almost everything the templates below do, and do it better. And they comply with MOS:LTAB.

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.

• "Responsive/mobile suited" refers to whether more than one column will show up in cell phones. See tests here. Some templates need to be updated to work in cell phones too. Please use mobile-suited templates, or straight divs. For why, see WP:Access. See discussion.
• "Deprecated. Replace over time" is under discussion about whether templates without mobile capability should officially be called deprecated. In any case most uses of those templates can be replaced now by other templates or straight divs.

Column templates

Type	Family	Deprecated. Replace over time	Complies with MOS:LTAB	Handles wiki table code?	Responsive/ mobile suited	Dependent on media queries	Can form multiple columns	Visual Editor– suited	Start template	Column divider	End template
Float	"col-float"		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	{{col-float}}	{{col-float-break}}	{{col-float-end}}
	"columns-start"		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	{{columns-start}}	{{column}}	{{columns-end}}
Float	"stack"	See talk	?	?	?	Yes	No	?	{{stack}} or {{stack begin}}	?	{{stack end}}
Columns	"div col"		Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	{{div col}}	instead use {{no col break}}	{{div col end}}
	"columns list"		Yes	No	Yes	?	?	?	{{columns list}} (wraps div col)	—	—
Flexbox	"flex columns"		Yes	No	Yes	?	?	?	{{flex columns}}	—	—
Flexbox	"flexbox wrap"		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	{{flexbox wrap|start}}	{{flexbox wrap|break}}	{{flexbox wrap|end}}
Table	"col"	See talk	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	{{col-begin}}, {{col-begin-fixed}} or {{col-begin-small}}	{{col-break}} or {{col-2}} .. {{col-5}}	{{col-end}}