How to Create Css Three Column Layout

This is a tutorial on how to use CSS to create a simple three column layout.
The layout consists of a header, a main content column, a sidebar, and a footer. A pretty basic layout, and not at all difficult to create with CSS once you know how to deal with the inevitable Internet Explorer bugs.

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Strep first : we create a basic html structure

[code lang="htmlstrict"]

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Second step: we create a basic css structure

[code lang="css"]
*{ margin:0; padding:0;}

h1,h2,h3,h4 {
font:100% "Georgia", Times New Roman, Times, serif;
color:#fff;
text-transform:uppercase;
letter-spacing:2px
}

h1 {
font-size:400%;
text-align:center;
padding:35px 0 0 0;
}

h2 {font-size:150%;}
h3 {font-size:137%;}
h4 {font-size:120%;text-align:center; color:#848484;}

ul,ol,li {list-style-type:none;}

a {text-decoration:none; color:#00CCFF}

a:hover { text-decoration:underline;}

p {
color:#fff;
font-size:12px;
font-family:"Georgia", Times New Roman, Times, serif;
color:#fff;
padding:0 0 10px 0;
line-height:22px;
}
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[code lang="css"]
body {
font:100% normal "Georgia", Times New Roman, Times, serif;
background:#191919;
}
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[code lang="css"]
#page { 
background:#323232;
width:971px;
margin:0 auto;
height:100%;
border-left:1px solid #353535;
border-right:1px solid #353535;
padding:12px 0 12px 0;
}
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[code lang="css"]
#header {
margin: 0px auto 0 auto;
width:943px;
background:#222;
border:1px solid #424242;
}

#sub-header {
margin:1px;
padding:1px;
background:#333;
overflow:hidden;
height:150px;
}
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[code lang="css"]
#nevigation {
margin: 5px auto 0 auto;
width:943px;
background:#222;
border:1px solid #424242;
}
#nevigation ul {
margin:1px;
padding:0px;
background:#333;
overflow:hidden;
}
#nevigation li {
display: inline;/*ie*/
}

#nevigation li a {
float:left;
margin:0;
padding:7px 10px;
display: block;
color:#fff;
text-transform:uppercase;
letter-spacing:2px;
}
#nevigation li a:hover {
background:#424242;
text-decoration:none;
color:#00CCFF;
}
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[code lang="css"]
#content {
width:943px;
margin:5px auto 0 auto;
background:#222;
border:1px solid #424242; 
}

#sub-content {
margin:1px;
padding:1px;
background:#333;
overflow:hidden;
}
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[code lang="css"]
#column1 {
width:302px;
background:#424242;
margin:0 1px 0 0;
padding:5px;
float:left;
}
#column2 {
width:302px;
background:#424242; 
margin:0 1px 0 0;
padding:5px;
float:left;
}
#column3 {
width:303px;
background:#424242;
margin:0;
padding:5px;
float:left;
}
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[code lang="css"]
#bottom {
width:943px;
margin:5px auto 0 auto;
background:#222;
border:1px solid #424242;
}

#sub-bottom {
margin:1px;
padding:20px 0 0 0px;
background:#333;
overflow:hidden;
height:50px;
color: #fff;
text-align:center;
text-transform:uppercase;
letter-spacing:2px;
} 
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Finally we have created three column css layout. View Example and Download this file.

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3 thoughts on “How to Create Css Three Column Layout

  1. can i create menu using values from database like all categories while appear on first level and on mouse hover of category aall appropriate sub category will be showed can u help me please..

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