Template:Col-float

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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. <section begin="table" />

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.<section end="table" />

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