Bootstrap Columns - Bootstrap Tutorial



Bootstrap Columns

  • Columns options for alignment, ordering, and offsetting our flexbox grid system.
  • Here you can see how to use column classes to manage widths of non-grid elements.

How they work

  • Columns build on the grid’s flexbox architecture. You choose how columns grow, shrink, or otherwise change.
  • When building grid layouts, all content goes in columns. The hierarchy of Bootstrap’s grid goes from container to row to column to your content.
  • Bootstrap includes predefined classes for creating fast, responsive layouts.

Bootstrap Vertical alignment Example 1

  • Use flexbox alignment utilities to vertically and horizontally align columns.
how-to-create-vertical-align-with-bootstrap

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example bd-example-row bd-example-row-flex-cols">
    <div class="container text-center">
      <div class="row align-items-start">
        <div class="col">
          One of three columns
        </div>
        <div class="col">
          One of three columns
        </div>
        <div class="col">
          One of three columns
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="row align-items-center">
        <div class="col">
          One of three columns
        </div>
        <div class="col">
          One of three columns
        </div>
        <div class="col">
          One of three columns
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="row align-items-end">
        <div class="col">
          One of three columns
        </div>
        <div class="col">
          One of three columns
        </div>
        <div class="col">
          One of three columns
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-vertical-align

Bootstrap Vertical alignment Example 2

bootstrap-vertical-align-button-in-column

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example bd-example-row bd-example-row-flex-cols">
    <div class="container text-center">
      <div class="row">
        <div class="col align-self-start">
          One of three columns
        </div>
        <div class="col align-self-center">
          One of three columns
        </div>
        <div class="col align-self-end">
          One of three columns
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-vertical-align-div

Bootstrap Horizontal Alignment

  • Change the Horizontal alignment with any of the responsive justify-content-* classes.

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example bd-example-row">
    <div class="container text-center">
      <div class="row justify-content-start">
        <div class="col-4">
          One of two columns
        </div>
        <div class="col-4">
          One of two columns
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="row justify-content-center">
        <div class="col-4">
          One of two columns
        </div>
        <div class="col-4">
          One of two columns
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="row justify-content-end">
        <div class="col-4">
          One of two columns
        </div>
        <div class="col-4">
          One of two columns
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="row justify-content-around">
        <div class="col-4">
          One of two columns
        </div>
        <div class="col-4">
          One of two columns
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="row justify-content-between">
        <div class="col-4">
          One of two columns
        </div>
        <div class="col-4">
          One of two columns
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="row justify-content-evenly">
        <div class="col-4">
          One of two columns
        </div>
        <div class="col-4">
          One of two columns
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-horizontal-align

Bootstrap Column Wrapping

  • If more than 12 columns are placed within a single row, each group of extra columns will, as one unit, wrap onto a new line.
how-to-create-column-wrap-with-bootstrap

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example bd-example-row"> 
    <div class="container">
      <div class="row">
        <div class="col-9">.col-9</div>
        <div class="col-4">.col-4<br>Since 9 + 4 = 13 &gt; 12, this 4-column-wide div gets wrapped onto a new line as one contiguous unit.</div>
        <div class="col-6">.col-6<br>Subsequent columns continue along the new line.</div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-column-wrap

Bootstrap Column Breaks

  • Breaking columns to a new line in flexbox require a small hack: add an element with width: 100% wherever you want to wrap your columns to a new line.

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example bd-example-row">
    <div class="container text-center">
      <div class="row">
        <div class="col-6 col-sm-3">.col-6 .col-sm-3</div>
        <div class="col-6 col-sm-3">.col-6 .col-sm-3</div>
        <div class="w-100"></div>
        <div class="col-6 col-sm-3">.col-6 .col-sm-3</div>
        <div class="col-6 col-sm-3">.col-6 .col-sm-3</div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-column-break

Bootstrap Order Classes

  • Use .order-classes for controlling the visual order of your content. These classes are responsive, so you can set the order by breakpoint (e.g., .order-1.order-md-2). Includes support for 1 through 5 across all six grid tiers. If you need more .order-* classes, you can modify the default number via Sass variable.
how-to-create-order-class-align-with-bootstrap

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example bd-example-row">
    <div class="container text-center">
      <div class="row">
        <div class="col">
          First in DOM, no order applied
        </div>
        <div class="col order-5">
          Second in DOM, with a larger order
        </div>
        <div class="col order-1">
          Third in DOM, with an order of 1
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-order-class

Bootstrap Offset Classes Example 1

  • Move Columns to the right using .offset-md-* classes. These classes increase the left margin of a column by * columns. For example, .offset-md-4 moves .col-md-4 over four columns.
how-to-create-offset-classs-with-bootstrap

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example bd-example-row">
    <div class="container text-center">
      <div class="row">
        <div class="col-md-4">.col-md-4</div>
        <div class="col-md-4 offset-md-4">.col-md-4 .offset-md-4</div>
      </div>
      <div class="row">
        <div class="col-md-3 offset-md-3">.col-md-3 .offset-md-3</div>
        <div class="col-md-3 offset-md-3">.col-md-3 .offset-md-3</div>
      </div>
      <div class="row">
        <div class="col-md-6 offset-md-3">.col-md-6 .offset-md-3</div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-offset-class

Bootstrap Offset Classes Example 2

how-to-create-offset-with-bootstrap

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example bd-example-row">
    <div class="container text-center">
      <div class="row">
        <div class="col-sm-5 col-md-6">.col-sm-5 .col-md-6</div>
        <div class="col-sm-5 offset-sm-2 col-md-6 offset-md-0">.col-sm-5 .offset-sm-2 .col-md-6 .offset-md-0</div>
      </div>
      <div class="row">
        <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-5 col-lg-6">.col-sm-6 .col-md-5 .col-lg-6</div>
        <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-5 offset-md-2 col-lg-6 offset-lg-0">.col-sm-6 .col-md-5 .offset-md-2 .col-lg-6 .offset-lg-0</div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-offset-example

Bootstrap Margin utilities

  • With the move to flexbox in v4, you can use margin utilities like .mr-auto to force sibling columns away from one another.
how-to-create-margin-utilities-with-bootstrap

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example bd-example-row">
    <div class="container text-center">
      <div class="row">
        <div class="col-md-4">.col-md-4</div>
        <div class="col-md-4 ms-auto">.col-md-4 .ms-auto</div>
      </div>
      <div class="row">
        <div class="col-md-3 ms-md-auto">.col-md-3 .ms-md-auto</div>
        <div class="col-md-3 ms-md-auto">.col-md-3 .ms-md-auto</div>
      </div>
      <div class="row">
        <div class="col-auto me-auto">.col-auto .me-auto</div>
        <div class="col-auto">.col-auto</div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap margin utilities

Bootstrap Standalone Column Classes Example 1

  • The .col-* classes can also be used outside a .row to give an element a specific width. Whenever column classes are used as non-direct children of a row, the paddings are omitted.
how-to-create-Standalone-with-bootstrap

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
    <div class="col-3 bg-light p-3 border">
      .col-3: width of 25%
    </div>
    <div class="col-sm-9 bg-light p-3 border">
      .col-sm-9: width of 75% above sm breakpoint
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-standalone

Bootstrap Standalone Column Classes Example 2

how-to-create-Standalone-column-with-bootstrap

Sample Code

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
    <div class="clearfix">
      <svg class="bd-placeholder-img col-md-6 float-md-end mb-3 ms-md-3" width="100%" height="210" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" role="img" aria-label="Placeholder: Responsive floated image" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid slice" focusable="false"><title>Placeholder</title><rect width="100%" height="100%" fill="#868e96"></rect><text x="50%" y="50%" fill="#dee2e6" dy=".3em">Responsive floated image</text></svg>
      <p>
        A paragraph of placeholder text. We're using it here to show the use of the clearfix class. We're adding quite a few meaningless phrases here to demonstrate how the columns interact here with the floated image.
      </p>
      <p>
        And yet, here you are, still persevering in reading this placeholder text, hoping for some more insights, or some hidden easter egg of content. A joke, perhaps. Unfortunately, there's none of that here.
      </p>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output

bootstrap-standalone-column

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