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It does not matter how much content is in each column, the background colours will always stretch down to the height of the tallest column.

5 Column Dimensions

Each column is 20% percent wide with 2 percent padding on each side.

No CSS hacks

The CSS used for this 5 column layout is 100% valid and hack free. To overcome Internet Explorer’s broken box model, no horizontal padding or margins are used. Instead, this design uses percentage widths and clever relative positioning.

No Images

This five column layout requires no images. Many CSS website designs need images to colour in the column backgrounds but that is not necessary with this design. Why waste bandwidth and precious HTTP requests when you can do everything in pure CSS and HTML?

No JavaScript

JavaScript is not required. Some website layouts rely on JavaScript hacks to resize divs and force elements into place but you won’t see any of that nonsense here.

Valid XHTML strict markup

The HTML in this layout validates as XHTML 1.0 strict.

This layout is FREE for anyone to use

You don’t have to pay anything. Simply view the source of this page and save the HTML onto your computer. My only suggestion is to put the CSS into a separate file. If you are feeling generous however, link back to this page so other people can find and use this layout too.

Cross-Browser Compatible

This 5 column layout has been tested on the following browsers:

iPhone & iPod Touch

  • Safari

Cross-Browser Compatible

This 5 column layout has been tested on the following browsers:

iPhone & iPod Touch

  • Safari

Cross-Browser Compatible

This 5 column layout has been tested on the following browsers:

iPhone & iPod Touch

  • Safari

OJK Media creates websites for small-medium sized businesses and organisations.

My name is Ciarán Ryan. I’ve recently left the BBC after nine years of producing some of the Corporation’s most popular websites and social media.

I’ve set up OJK Media to meet the demand from small-medium sized businesses for good value websites that actually reach and engage their customers.

In 2010 I was volunteering for The Media Trust – helping cash-strapped charities to make the most of their web presence.

I soon realised that many of the small organisations had been advised poorly. Often, they’d purchased very expensive, unsuitable websites and they had little knowledge of how to use the web to reach their target market.

There is a better way. Get in touch with me.