Template:Col-begin/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Col-begin.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original Template page.

Caution:

This template creates a table rather than actual columns. This means that it displays poorly on mobile devices or narrow screens and is sub-optimal in terms of ccessibility. Many readers are using mobile devices and may have trouble reading the content that is wrapped in this template. Please consider using one of the CSS-based column templates, such as Template:Div col instead, or not using columns at all.

The {{Col-begin }}, {{Col-break }} and {{Col-end }} templates control columns of text on a page:

{{col-begin}}: starts a table (followed by {{col-break}} for 1st column)
{{col-break}}: triggers the start of each column
{{col-end}}: ends the multi-column table.

The widths of columns can be specified by using various additional codes. See below for examples.

Usage

{{col-begin|width=70%}}: start table with width.
{{col-break|width=66%}}: start column-1 as 66% wide.
This is text in col-1.
{{col-break|width=33%}}: start column-2 as 33% wide.
Text column-2.
{{col-end}}

The table will have two columns, with column 1 twice (2×) the width of column 2.

A border of 2px (1px width on each side) corresponds to a 5%. Therefore, with a 2px border—for example, as in Wikipedia:Tutorial/Wrap-up and more info—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:

{{col-begin|width=95%}}
|-
| 
Left column
|
Right column
|}

{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-break }}
Column 1 here
{{Col-break }}
Column 2 here
{{Col-break }}
Column 3 here
{{Col-break }}
Column 4 here
{{Col-break }}
Column 5 here
{{Col-break }}
Column 6 here
{{Col-end }}

Examples

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!

Example 1, using col-break

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:18em"
|+ Production by year
|-
! 1980
| 50,000
|-
! 1990
| 75,000
|-
! 2000
| 90,000
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:18em"
|+ Profit by year
|-
! 1980
| $6,000
|-
! 1990
| $7,500
|-
! 2000
| $8,200
|}
{{col-end}}

gives:

Production by year
1980	50,000
1990	75,000
2000	90,000

Profit by year
1980	$6,000
1990	$7,500
2000	$8,200

Example 2, use col-break with specified widths

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break|width=80%}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:18em"
|+ Production by year
|-
! 1980
| 50,000
|-
! 1990
| 75,000
|-
! 2000
| 90,000
|}
{{col-break|width=20%}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:18em"
|+ Profit by year
|-
! 1980
| $6,000
|-
! 1990
| $7,500
|-
! 2000
| $8,200
|}
{{col-end}}

Example 3, use col-break with auto outer width

{{col-begin|width=auto}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:18em"
|+ Production by year
|-
! 1980
| 50,000
|-
! 1990
| 75,000
|-
! 2000
| 90,000
|}
{{col-break|gap=2em}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:18em"
|+ Profit by year
|-
! 1980
| $6,000
|-
! 1990
| $7,500
|-
! 2000
| $8,200
|}
{{col-end}}

Production by year
1980	50,000
1990	75,000
2000	90,000

Profit by year
1980	$6,000
1990	$7,500
2000	$8,200

Example 4, Lots of columns, using col-break

Production by year
1980	50,000
1990	75,000
2000	90,000

Profit by year
1980	$6,000
1990	$7,500
2000	$8,200

Revenue by product
Widgets	$25,000
Foos	$65,500
Bars	$28,000