endmulticols

Endmulticols is a term used to refer to the ending of a multi-column section created by the multicols package in LaTeX. The multicols environment allows text to flow across several columns with a single column width, and it is opened with \begin{multicols}{n}, where n is the number of columns. The end of this section is marked by \end{multicols}. In documentation, endmulticols is often described as the closing tag, but there is no separate endmulticols command; the end is achieved by the end{multicols} delimiter.

The multicols environment balances column heights by default, distributing content so that columns have similar lengths. It can be useful for newsletters, bibliographies, or any layout that benefits from multi-column text without switching the entire document to two or more columns. Inside the environment, you can force a column break with \columnbreak, adjust spacing between columns with the \columnsep length, and draw a vertical rule with \columnseprule. The declaration \raggedcolumns can be used to disable balancing, allowing columns to end at different heights.

Limitations and considerations include limited support for floats within multicols; figures and tables may require placement outside the environment or alternative approaches. Long, complex layouts or content that relies heavily on precise float placement may not be well-suited to multicols. Alternative tools, such as the paracol package, offer more flexible multi-column and multi-layout capabilities.

In summary, endmulticols denotes the closure of a multicols block, with the actual syntax ending a section as \end{multicols}. The environment provides balanced multi-column text with options to customize breaks, spacing, and column behavior.