Title: Simple CSS for Half-Width Columns
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Simple CSS for Half-Width Columns

 *  [adam-green](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adam-green/)
 * (@adam-green)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-css-for-half-width-columns/)
 * I was able to place two half-width columns on a page using the [Column Shortcodes](https://wordpress.org/plugins/column-shortcodes/)
   plugin, but having a plugin seems like overkill since all I want to do is use
   columns one time on one page.
 * How might I achieve the same thing pictured [here](http://adamgrn.com/column-example/)
   using simple CSS and a div?
 * I tried doing this:
 *     ```
       <div class="column">
   
       	My content
   
       </div>
       ```
   
 * with this CSS:
 *     ```
       .column {
       	padding: 15px;
       }
       ```
   
 * but no dice. What am I neglecting here?
 * _[Please don’t bump]_

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