List to columns converter
World's simplest list toolThis is a super simple browser-based application that converts lists to columns. You can specify the desired number of columns in the options and the program will instantly rearrange all the items from your list in nicely formatted columns. You can choose the flow direction of items (they can go vertically or horizontally), create consistent columns with a fixed width, and align items to either side of a column. Created by list geeks from team Browserling.
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What is a list to columns converter?
learn more about this toolThis online tool converts single-dimensional linear lists into multi-dimensional columns. For example, if you have a tall vertical list of names and you want to split it into three equal columns, then this program will do it for you in a blink of an eye. All you need to do is enter "3" in the number-of-columns option and three columns will be formed. There are two ways the items can be arranged in columns. The first one makes the items run from top to bottom and the second one puts the items horizontally one-by-one from left to right. In the column delimiter option, you can specify any symbol that will be placed between the columns for visual (and logical) column separation. If the items in columns have different widths, it's best to turn them into neat columns by using the "Pad to Max Width" option. This option finds the longest item in the column and makes all other items the same width by padding them on the right by whitespace symbols. Additionally, you can align the items to the right, left, or center of the column. In case your data contains empty items, you can delete them from the columns via the "Remove Empty Items" option. Also, you can fill empty spots in columns with custom items. For example, if the last column is missing two items, you can put a custom symbol "…" or "×" in their place. The utility works with all types of lists. In the options, you can use both a character separator (for comma-separated lists) and a regular expression separator (for more complex lists containing various patterns between the items). Listabulous!
List to columns converter examples
Click to useIcelandic Alphabet
In this example, we convert a comma-separated list of the Icelandic alphabet into eight neat columns. We put a space character between the columns and arrange the items vertically so the letters read from top to bottom.
A, Á, B, D, Ð, E, É, F, G, H, I, Í, J, K, L, M, N, O, Ó, P, R, S, T, U, Ú, V, X, Y, Ý, Þ, Æ, Ö
A Ð G J N R Ú Ý
Á E H K O S V Þ
B É I L Ó T X Æ
D F Í M P U Y Ö
Required options
Separate input list items
by any character.
by any character.
Splitting character or regular
expression.
expression.
Skip empty items in the list.
Set the number of columns.
Set the column separator.
Place items in columns from
top to bottom.
top to bottom.
Surround short items with
spaces to align the columns.
spaces to align the columns.
Select the item alignment.
Fill all columns fully using
a padding symbol (below).
a padding symbol (below).
Symbol for filling non-
full columns.
full columns.
Moons of Neptune
This example turns an untidy list of Neptune's moons into two pipe-separated columns. It uses the regular expression "/[,;] */" to separate the names of the moons, arranges the items horizontally (so they read from left to right), pads them to the maximum width of each column, and aligns the names to the left.
Triton, Nereid, Naiad, Thalassa; Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Proteus; Halimede, Psamathe, Sao; Laomedeia, Neso, Hippocamp
Triton | Nereid
Naiad | Thalassa
Despina | Galatea
Larissa | Proteus
Halimede | Psamathe
Sao | Laomedeia
Neso | Hippocamp
Required options
Separate input list items
by a regexp.
by a regexp.
Splitting character or regular
expression.
expression.
Skip empty items in the list.
Set the number of columns.
Set the column separator.
Place items in columns from
left to right.
left to right.
Surround short items with
spaces to align the columns.
spaces to align the columns.
Select the item alignment.
Fill all columns fully using
a padding symbol (below).
a padding symbol (below).
Symbol for filling non-
full columns.
full columns.
List of Porridges
In this example, we format a list of various porridges. First, we separate individual words in the list by a newline character and get rid of empty items. Next, we format the list into three vertical columns and we separate the columns by a colon character. We place the items from top to bottom, center them in each column, and neatify their width so that each column had a constant width. We also fill the last incomplete column with a custom character "⋆".
Atole
Barley
Congee
Dakjuk
Gachas
Grits
Khichdi
Koozh
Mieum
Oatmeal
Okayu
Ugali
Upma
Atole : Grits : Okayu
Barley : Khichdi : Ugali
Congee : Koozh : Upma
Dakjuk : Mieum : ⋆
Gachas : Oatmeal : ⋆
Required options
Separate input list items
by any character.
by any character.
Splitting character or regular
expression.
expression.
Skip empty items in the list.
Set the number of columns.
Set the column separator.
Place items in columns from
top to bottom.
top to bottom.
Surround short items with
spaces to align the columns.
spaces to align the columns.
Select the item alignment.
Fill all columns fully using
a padding symbol (below).
a padding symbol (below).
Symbol for filling non-
full columns.
full columns.
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You can pass input to this tool via ?input query argument and it will automatically compute output. Here's how to type it in your browser's address bar. Click to try!
https://onlinetools.com/list/convert-list-to-columns?input=A%2C%20%C3%81%2C%20B%2C%20D%2C%20%C3%90%2C%20E%2C%20%C3%89%2C%20F%2C%20G%2C%20H%2C%20I%2C%20%C3%8D%2C%20J%2C%20K%2C%20L%2C%20M%2C%20N%2C%20O%2C%20%C3%93%2C%20P%2C%20R%2C%20S%2C%20T%2C%20U%2C%20%C3%9A%2C%20V%2C%20X%2C%20Y%2C%20%C3%9D%2C%20%C3%9E%2C%20%C3%86%2C%20%C3%96&string-separator=true&input-separator=%252C%20&skip-empty-items=false&number-of-columns=8&column-separator=%20&arrange-vertically=true&pad-to-max-width=true&align=left&fill-columns=true&fill-char=%25E2%2580%25A6
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