CSS Multiple Columns Generator

CSS multiple column also known as Cascading Style Sheets multiple column is a feature with which you can create multiple columns to split the contents. It is mostly used in newspapers, websites, books or magazines. With the help of Various CSS properties Multiple columns are created. Some of the elements or components of CSS multiple columns are number of columns, width of columns, gaps between them and how contents are kept.

Why are CSS multiple columns used?

Why do we use a multiple column System? can't we write the contents as we write in our notebooks? The simple answer is no. The main advantages of using multiple as methods are as follows:

• Looks: Creating contents in multiple columns gives a good and energetic look to the blog, news or that information. It's catchy and people find it easier to read.
• No Scrolling: There is reduced or almost no need for horizontal scrolling. Splitting the contents helps users to read multiple information or words at the same time.
• Flexibility: The numbers of columns, their width and spacing can be controlled as per our need to create the desired layout.
• Adaptability: Over time we are shifting to a bigger and wider screen of our electronic devices. Using multiple columns to write our contents helps the user to read efficiently on a bigger Screen.
• Device compatibility: Modern browsers and denses widely support this multiple column layout.

How to make multiple column layouts?

On this webpage you can generate the code for multiple Column layouts. The components and steps to create multiple columns are as follows.

• Column count: This component defines the minimum or required number of columns that we want to create. Our browser will try to accomodate the words of the content in the specified column depending upon the size of screen or width. For example: selecting 3 columns will split your content into 3 columns.
• Column gap: This component specifies the distance between two consecutive columns or simply we can say the gap between columns. It is measured or expressed in pixels. For example: Selecting a 30 pixel gap will enable a 30 pixels gap between each column.
• Columns rule style: Column rule is the visual separator that separates two columns. In the style option, one can change column rule to Various styles like dashed, dotted, hidden, solid and many more.
• Column rule width: This property determines the width of column style set above. It is expressed in pixels.
• Column rule color: This component helps us to choose the desired color for the column rule style selected above.

How to apply the above generated css code?

CSS property provide to set styling in HTLM elements. There are different types of properties available for styling HTML elements. This above code generator tool provide CSS source code for your design.

There are three way to define CSS properties

1. By external .css file inside <header> elements.

2. Also, you can define css code inside <style> element

 <style> 
        /* write css code */ 
 </style>

3. It can be also used in inline way. Inline style is always first priority for any browser engine.