Multi-Column Layout for Text Flow using HTML.

The HTML <multicol> tag is used to create multiple columns of text and lets you control the size and number of the columns. The <multicol> tag can contain any other HTML content, much like the <div> tag. All of the content within the <multicol> tag is displayed just like conventional content, except that Netscape 4 places the contents into multiple columns instead of just one.

Note − This tag is supported by Netscape 3 and higher versions only.

The following are the attributes −

Example

You can try the following code to add multi-column layout for text flow −

<h1>Breaking News</h1>
<multicol cols = 3>
   <p>State media said more than 2,000 soldiers, police and miners
   closed the breach in the dike in Shandong province early Sunday and
   installed pipes and five high-speed pumps, but gave no indication if
   there were any signs of life.</p>
   
   <p>The Huayuan Mining Co. mine flooded on Friday afternoon when the
   Wen river burst a dike, sending water pouring into a shaft and trapping
   172 miners, Xinhua and state television said.</p>
</multicol>