Equal height divs (two column)

Question

I tried using JQuery for this, but kind of got lost... so I'm trying to do it with CSS now

http://matthewjamestaylor.com/blog/equal-height-columns-cross-browser-css-no-hacks

I basically want to do this but with two columns, so there are two divs centered nicely in the page with equal heights, I'm pretty new to css so sorry if this is a repetitive/obvious question.

Any help is appreciated Thank you!

Answer 1

If you are trying to modify the code from the link, all you need to do is modify the css:

     #container1 {
       float:left;
       width:100%;
     }

     #col1 {
       float:left;
       width:50%;
       background:red;
     }

     #col2 {
       float:left;
       width:50%;
       background:yellow;
     }   

And I would declare your background color as a hex value and in the container itself, unless of course you want two different color backgrounds for your columns.

Answer 2

Try putting min-width instead of just width .

Also adding property float:left is a bad practice.

Define a class :

.lfloat {
    float:left;
}

and keep adding it in the div .

Answer 3

It Can be Easily Done with Some CSS:

<div style="overflow:hidden;" class="fleft">
    <div class="leftsec content">
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    </div>
    <div class="rightsec content">
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    </div>

CSS :

.fleft {
    float: left;
}

.content {
    margin-bottom: -1000px;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding-bottom: 1000px;
}
.leftsec {
    float: left;
    padding-right: 12px;
    width: 208px;
    background:red;
}

.rightsec {
    border-left: 2px solid #000000;
    clear: right;
    left: 0;
    padding-left: 18px;
    background:green;
}  

The Fiddle to the Example: http://jsfiddle.net/m3LsQ/1/

PS IE7 has limitations using this code.

Answer 4

You don`t need JS if you make for modern browser. USE MODERN FEATURES!!! Check my example

 .wrapper{ display: flex; flex-direction: row; } .col{ flex: 1; /*make it the same witdh*/ /*just make it look better*/ background: #333; color: #fff; margin: 0 5px; padding: 5px; box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.5); /*just make it look better*/ } 

 <div class="wrapper"> <div class="col"> Nunc at facilisis dui. Nam rhoncus blandit bibendum. Ut ligula mi, ornare id pellentesque vel, interdum ut mauris. Proin bibendum nunc non nunc efficitur, sed varius est aliquam. Aliquam semper at sapien a suscipit. Suspendisse potenti. Sed volutpat nulla eu enim ornare, eget vehicula nisi auctor. </div> <div class="col"> test </div> <div class="col"> test </div> </div> 

https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/a-guide-to-flexbox/ - you can read more about it here