{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
|}
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, using col-2
{col-begin}
{col-2}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:18em"
|+ Production by year
|-
! 1980
| 50,000
|-
! 1990
| 75,000
|-
! 2000
| 90,000
|}
{col-2}
{| 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 3, 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 4, 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 5, 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
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 HTML "div" (division) open, potentially harming any subsequent formatting.
Can the columns handle the wiki markup{| | || |- |} used to create tables? If not, templates that produce these elements (such as {(!}, {!}, {!!}, {!-}, {!)}) or HTML tags (<table>...</table>, <tr>...</tr>, etc.) will need to be used instead.
