Adding and customizing columns in posts

Columns let you organize content side by side in your newsletter, making it easier to highlight multiple ideas at once — like links, promos, images, or comparisons — without overwhelming readers. In beehiiv posts, you can add up to three columns per section and fully customize their layout, spacing, and appearance for both desktop and mobile.

This guide shows you how to add columns to a post and adjust their layout and design.

1. Open an existing post or click Start writing to create a new post. 
    
2. On the Compose page, type / to access the post editor, then select Columns under Basics.
   
   
   
3. A two-column layout will appear by default. To adjust the structure, click the options icon above the columns.
   
   
   
   
    
4. From the column layout options, you can:

• Add up to three columns.
• Adjust the width of each left, middle, or right column.
• Set vertical alignment (top, middle, bottom) for content within each column.
• Enable or disable column stacking on mobile for better responsiveness.

To further customize the look and behavior of your columns, click the 6 dots menu to the left of the column block.

From this menu, you can:

• Group to section: Wrap columns into a section for shared styling or layout control.
• Comment: Leave internal notes on the post for yourself or @ your team members.
• Visual settings: Adjust spacing, borders, background color, and text color.
• Visibility: Control whether columns appear for certain subscribers or on email vs. web.
• Anchor: Create a linkable anchor for navigation.
• Reset text formatting: Remove custom text styling.
• Duplicate: Create a copy of the column layout.
• Copy to clipboard: To paste the columns elsewhere in your post.
• Delete: Remove the columns entirely.