---
title: Columns gap
layout: docs
theme: library
doc-library: true
doc-tab: columns
doc-subtab: gap
breadcrumb:
  - home
  - documentation
  - columns
  - columns-gap
---
{% capture columns_default_gap %}
<div class="columns">
  <div class="column">
    <p class="bd-notification is-primary">Default gap</p>
  </div>
  <div class="column">
    <p class="bd-notification is-primary">Default gap</p>
  </div>
  <div class="column">
    <p class="bd-notification is-primary">Default gap</p>
  </div>
  <div class="column">
    <p class="bd-notification is-primary">Default gap</p>
  </div>
</div>
{% endcapture %}
{% capture columns_gapless %}
<div class="columns is-gapless">
  <div class="column">No gap</div>
  <div class="column">No gap</div>
  <div class="column">No gap</div>
  <div class="column">No gap</div>
</div>
{% endcapture %}
{% capture columns_gapless_multiline %}
<div class="columns is-gapless is-multiline is-mobile">
  <div class="column is-one-quarter">is-one-quarter</div>
  <div class="column is-one-quarter">is-one-quarter</div>
  <div class="column is-one-quarter">is-one-quarter</div>
  <div class="column is-one-quarter">is-one-quarter</div>
  <div class="column is-half">is-half</div>
  <div class="column is-one-quarter">is-one-quarter</div>
  <div class="column is-one-quarter">is-one-quarter</div>
  <div class="column is-one-quarter">is-one-quarter</div>
  <div class="column">Auto</div>
</div>
{% endcapture %}
{% capture columns_variable_responsive_gaps %}
<div
  class="columns is-variable is-1-mobile is-0-tablet is-3-desktop is-8-widescreen is-2-fullhd"
>
  <div class="column">Column</div>
  <div class="column">Column</div>
  <div class="column">Column</div>
  <div class="column">Column</div>
  <div class="column">Column</div>
  <div class="column">Column</div>
</div>
{% endcapture %}
{% include docs/elements/anchor.html name="Default gap" %}

<div class="content">
  <p>
    Each column has a <strong>gap</strong> equal to the <strong>variable</strong> <code>$column-gap</code>, which has a
    default value of <code>0.75rem</code>.
    <br>
    Since the gap is on <em>each side</em> of a column, the gap between two adjacent columns will be twice the value of
    <code>$column-gap</code>, or <code>1.5rem</code> by default.
  </p>
</div>

{{ columns_default_gap }}
{% include docs/elements/anchor.html name="Gapless" %}

<div class="content">
  <p>
    If you want to remove the <strong>space</strong> between the columns, add the <code>is-gapless</code> modifier on
    the <code>columns</code> container:
  </p>
</div>

<div class="columns is-gapless">
  <div class="column">
    <p class="bd-notification is-primary">First column</p>
  </div>
  <div class="column">
    <p class="bd-notification is-primary">Second column</p>
  </div>
  <div class="column">
    <p class="bd-notification is-primary">Third column</p>
  </div>
  <div class="column">
    <p class="bd-notification is-primary">Fourth column</p>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="bd-highlight-full">
  {% highlight html -%}
  {{- columns_gapless -}}
  {%- endhighlight %}
</div>

<div class="content">
  <p>You can combine it with the <code>is-multiline</code> modifier:</p>
</div>

<div class="columns is-multiline is-mobile is-gapless">
  <div class="column is-one-quarter">
    <p class="bd-notification is-primary"><code>is-one-quarter</code></p>
  </div>
  <div class="column is-one-quarter">
    <p class="bd-notification is-primary"><code>is-one-quarter</code></p>
  </div>
  <div class="column is-one-quarter">
    <p class="bd-notification is-primary"><code>is-one-quarter</code></p>
  </div>
  <div class="column is-one-quarter">
    <p class="bd-notification is-primary"><code>is-one-quarter</code></p>
  </div>
  <div class="column is-half">
    <p class="bd-notification is-primary"><code>is-half</code></p>
  </div>
  <div class="column is-one-quarter">
    <p class="bd-notification is-primary"><code>is-one-quarter</code></p>
  </div>
  <div class="column is-one-quarter">
    <p class="bd-notification is-primary"><code>is-one-quarter</code></p>
  </div>
  <div class="column is-one-quarter">
    <p class="bd-notification is-primary"><code>is-one-quarter</code></p>
  </div>
  <div class="column">
    <p class="bd-notification is-primary">Auto</p>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="bd-highlight-full">
  {% highlight html -%}
  {{- columns_gapless_multiline -}}
  {%- endhighlight %}
</div>

{% include docs/elements/anchor.html name="Variable gap" %}

<div class="content">
  <p>
    You can specify a <strong>custom column gap</strong> by appending one of <strong>9 modifiers</strong> on the
    <code>.columns</code> container.
  </p>
  <ul>
    <li><code>is-0</code> will remove any gap (similar to <code>is-gapless</code>)</li>
    <li><code>is-3</code> is the <strong>default value</strong>, equivalent to the <code>0.75rem</code> value</li>
    <li><code>is-8</code> is the maximum gap of <code>2rem</code></li>
  </ul>
  <p>Additionally, <code>.is-variable</code> should be added on the <code>.columns</code> container.</p>
</div>

{% include docs/content/klmn.html %}

<div class="message is-warning">
  <div class="message-body">
    <p>
      This feature is only available in browsers that support
      <a
        href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Using_CSS_variables"
        >CSS Variables</a
      >.
    </p>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="message is-info">
  <div class="message-body">
    <p>
      If your Sass setup doesn't support CSS Variables, you can
      <strong>disable this feature</strong> by setting <code>$variable-columns</code> to <code>false</code>.
    </p>
  </div>
</div>

{% assign vernum = site.data.meta.version | downcase | remove: '.' | plus: 0 %}
{% if vernum >= 72 %}
  {%
    include docs/elements/anchor.html name="Breakpoint
    based column gaps"
  %}

  <div class="content">
    <p>You can define a column gap for each viewport size:</p>

    <p>
      For example, here's how it looks with the following modifiers:
      <code>is-variable is-2-mobile is-0-tablet is-3-desktop is-8-widescreen is-1-fullhd</code>
    </p>
  </div>

  <div class="bd-highlight-full">
    {% highlight html -%}
    {{- columns_variable_responsive_gaps -}}
    {%- endhighlight %}
  </div>

  <div
    class="columns is-variable is-1-mobile is-0-tablet is-3-desktop is-8-widescreen is-2-fullhd"
  >
    <div class="column">
      <p class="bd-notification is-primary">Column</p>
    </div>
    <div class="column">
      <p class="bd-notification is-primary">Column</p>
    </div>
    <div class="column">
      <p class="bd-notification is-primary">Column</p>
    </div>
    <div class="column">
      <p class="bd-notification is-primary">Column</p>
    </div>
    <div class="column">
      <p class="bd-notification is-primary">Column</p>
    </div>
    <div class="column">
      <p class="bd-notification is-primary">Column</p>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="message is-info">
    <p class="message-body">
      If you want to see the difference, resize your browser and see how the
      <strong>columns gap</strong> varies.
    </p>
  </div>
{% endif %}