endminipage

The command \end{minipage} is used in LaTeX to terminate the minipage environment, which is introduced with \begin{minipage}. A minipage allows a block of text or graphics to be treated as a single column inside a larger document, enabling precise control over its width and positioning. It is particularly useful for creating side-by-side text and figures, as well as for embedding footnotes or references that should not spill over into adjacent columns.

The syntax for the minipage environment is \begin{minipage}[position]{width} … \end{minipage}. The optional position argument, such as t, b, or c, specifies whether the minipage aligns to the top, bottom, or center of the surrounding line. The width argument can be a relative length like 0.5\textwidth or an absolute length like 4cm. Content placed between the begin and end commands is typeset within a rectangle of the specified width, and line breaks are handled normally unless a \\ is used to force a new line.

Unlike floating environments such as figure or table, a minipage does not float; it appears exactly where it is placed in the source. Consequently, it is suitable for inline layout tasks where the user needs a fixed positioning. The \end{minipage} command simply signals the end of that local block and restores the normal paragraph structure of the surrounding text. Proper use of \end{minipage} is essential to avoid compilation errors or unexpected layout behavior.