---
title: Columns gap
layout: documentation
doc-tab: columns
doc-subtab: gap
---

{% capture columns_default_gap %}
<div class="columns">
  <div class="column">
    <p class="bd-notification is-info">
      Default gap
    </p>
  </div>
  <div class="column">
    <p class="bd-notification is-success">
      Default gap
    </p>
  </div>
  <div class="column">
    <p class="bd-notification is-warning">
      Default gap
    </p>
  </div>
  <div class="column">
    <p class="bd-notification is-danger">
      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">
    Auto
  </div>
</div>
{% endcapture %}

{% include subnav-columns.html %}

<section class="section">
  <div class="container">
    <h1 class="title">Columns gap</h1>
    <h2 class="subtitle">
      Customize the <strong>gap</strong> between the columns
    </h2>

    {% include 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 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-info">First column</p>
      </div>
      <div class="column">
        <p class="bd-notification is-success">Second column</p>
      </div>
      <div class="column">
        <p class="bd-notification is-warning">Third column</p>
      </div>
      <div class="column">
        <p class="bd-notification is-danger">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-info"><code>is-one-quarter</code></p>
      </div>
      <div class="column is-one-quarter">
        <p class="bd-notification is-success"><code>is-one-quarter</code></p>
      </div>
      <div class="column is-one-quarter">
        <p class="bd-notification is-warning"><code>is-one-quarter</code></p>
      </div>
      <div class="column is-one-quarter">
        <p class="bd-notification is-danger"><code>is-one-quarter</code></p>
      </div>
      <div class="column is-half">
        <p class="bd-notification is-info"><code>is-half</code></p>
      </div>
      <div class="column is-one-quarter">
        <p class="bd-notification is-success"><code>is-one-quarter</code></p>
      </div>
      <div class="column is-one-quarter">
        <p class="bd-notification is-warning"><code>is-one-quarter</code></p>
      </div>
      <div class="column is-one-quarter">
        <p class="bd-notification is-danger"><code>is-one-quarter</code></p>
      </div>
      <div class="column">
        <p class="bd-notification is-info">Auto</p>
      </div>
    </div>

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

    {% include 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 class="control">
        <div class="tags has-addons">
          <span class="tag">New</span>
          <span class="tag is-info">0.5.2</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 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>

  </div>
</section>