CSS: 3 Columns Page Layout Tutorial
Here's how to create a 3-columns layout using CSS.
Create 3 div tags, and set each's width.
Here's the HTML code:
… <body> <div id="main">…</div> <div id="panel-left" class="mypanel">…</div> <div id="panel-right" class="mypanel">…</div> </body> …
Here's CSS code:
#main {
margin-left:20%;
margin-right:20%;
background-color:LightYellow;
}
#panel-left {
left:0;
background-color:yellow;
}
#panel-right {right:0;
background-color:pink;
}
div.mypanel {
width:20%;
position:absolute;
top:0;
}
For the main container, specify margin-left and margin-right. This will fix the main panel into a narrow central column.
For the left panel, specify a width that is the same as the main's margin-left, and, specify position:absolute; left:0. This will fix the panel on the left side with a fixed width. Similar for the right pane.
You can also add margin:1ex and or padding:1ex. 〔➤see CSS Margin vs Padding〕
Any text that is not in one of the main or panel div container, will be left on the bottom.
Here's a test page you can view source: HTML: Tableless Layout with CSS: test page.