---
title: Columns gap
layout: documentation
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 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 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="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="highlight-full">
  {% highlight html %}{{ columns_gapless_multiline }}{% endhighlight %}
</div>

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

<div class="field is-grouped is-grouped-multiline">
  <div class="control">
    <div class="tags">
      <span class="tag is-warning">Experimental</span>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<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 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 elements/anchor.html name="Breakpoint based column gaps" %}

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

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>

<div class="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 %}