columns
Element
Element functions can be customized with set and show rules.
set and show rules.Separates a region into multiple equally sized columns.
The column function lets you separate the interior of any container into
multiple columns. It will currently not balance the height of the columns.
Instead, the columns will take up the height of their container or the
remaining height on the page. Support for balanced columns is planned for
the future.
Page-level columns
If you need to insert columns across your whole document, use the page
function's columns parameter instead. This will create
the columns directly at the page-level rather than wrapping all of your
content in a layout container. As a result, things like
pagebreaks, footnotes, and line
numbers will continue to work as expected. For more information,
also read the relevant part of the page setup
guide.
Breaking out of columns
To temporarily break out of columns (e.g. for a paper's title), use parent-scoped floating placement:
#set page(columns: 2, height: 150pt)
#place(
top + center,
scope: "parent",
float: true,
text(1.4em, weight: "bold")[
My document
],
)
#lorem(40)
Parameters
Parameters are the inputs to a function. They are specified in parentheses after the function name.
count
Positional
Positional parameters are specified in order, without names.
Settable
Settable parameters can be customized for all following uses of the function with a set rule.
set rule.The number of columns.
Default:2
gutter
Settable
Settable parameters can be customized for all following uses of the function with a set rule.
set rule.The size of the gutter space between each column.
Default:4% + 0pt
body
The content that should be layouted into the columns.