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

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}}	–	{{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 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.