How TO - Blog Layout

Learn how to create a responsive blog layout with CSS.

Learn how to create a responsive blog layout that varies between two and full-width columns depending on screen width.

Resize the browser window to see the responsive effect:

How To Create a Blog Layout

Step 1) Add HTML:

Example

<div class="header">
<h2>Blog Name</h2>
</div>

<div class="row">
<div class="leftcolumn">
    <div class="card">
      <h2>TITLE HEADING</h2>
      <h5>Title description, Dec 7, 2017</h5>
      <div class="fakeimg" style="height:200px;">Image</div>
      <p>Some text..</p>
    </div>
    <div class="card">
      <h2>TITLE HEADING</h2>
      <h5>Title description, Sep 2, 2017</h5>
      <div class="fakeimg" style="height:200px;">Image</div>
      <p>Some text..</p>
    </div>
</div>
<div class="rightcolumn">
    <div class="card">
      <h2>About Me</h2>
      <div class="fakeimg" style="height:100px;">Image</div>
      <p>Some text about me in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim..</p>
    </div>
    <div class="card">
      <h3>Popular Post</h3>
      <div class="fakeimg">Image</div><br>
      <div class="fakeimg">Image</div><br>
      <div class="fakeimg">Image</div>
    </div>
    <div class="card">
      <h3>Follow Me</h3>
      <p>Some text..</p>
    </div>
</div>
</div>

<div class="footer">
<h2>Footer</h2>
</div>

Step 2) Add CSS:

Example

* {
box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
font-family: Arial;
padding: 20px;
background: #f1f1f1;
}

/* Header/Blog Title */
.header {
padding: 30px;
font-size: 40px;
text-align: center;
background: white;
}

/* Create two unequal columns that floats next to each other */
/* Left column */
.leftcolumn {
float: left;
width: 75%;
}

/* Right column */
.rightcolumn {
float: left;
width: 25%;
padding-left: 20px;
}

/* Fake image */
.fakeimg {
background-color: #aaa;
width: 100%;
padding: 20px;
}

/* Add a card effect for articles */
.card {
background-color: white;
padding: 20px;
margin-top: 20px;
}

/* Clear floats after the columns */
.row:after {
content: "";
display: table;
clear: both;
}

/* Footer */
.footer {
padding: 20px;
text-align: center;
background: #ddd;
margin-top: 20px;
}

/* Responsive layout - when the screen is less than 800px wide, make the two columns stack on top of each other instead of next to each other */
@media screen and (max-width: 800px) {
.leftcolumn, .rightcolumn {
width: 100%;
padding: 0;
}
}

Try it Yourself »

Tip: Go to our CSS Website Layout Tutorial to learn more about website layouts.

Tip: Go to our CSS Responsive Web Design Tutorial to learn more about responsive web design and grids.

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