CSS3 columns Property
Example
Specify the width and number of columns:
div
{
-webkit-columns: 100px 3; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
-moz-columns: 100px 3; /* Firefox */
columns: 100px 3;
}
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More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
Definition and Usage
The columns property is a shorthand property for setting column-width and column-count.
| Default value: | auto auto |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | yes, see individual properties. Read about animatable Try it |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.columns="100px 3" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Numbers followed by -webkit- or -moz- specify the first version that worked with a prefix.
| Property | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| columns | 4.0 -webkit- | 12.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 -moz- | 3.1 -webkit- | 15.0 -webkit- 11.1 |
CSS Syntax
columns: auto|column-width column-count|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| auto | Default value. Sets both the column-width to "auto" and the column-count to "auto" |
| column-width | The width of the columns |
| column-count | The number of columns |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
More Examples
Column-count
Divide the text in a <div> element into three columns:
div
{
-webkit-column-count: 3; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
-moz-column-count: 3; /* Firefox */
column-count: 3;
}
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Column-gap
Divide the text in a <div> element into three columns, and specify a 40 pixels gap between the columns.
div
{
-webkit-column-count: 3; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
-moz-column-count: 3; /* Firefox */
column-count: 3;
-webkit-column-gap: 40px; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
-moz-column-gap: 40px; /* Firefox */
column-gap: 40px;
}
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Column-rule
Specify the width, style and color of the rule between columns.
div
{
-webkit-column-count: 3; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
-moz-column-count: 3; /* Firefox */
column-count: 3;
-webkit-column-gap: 40px; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
-moz-column-gap: 40px; /* Firefox */
column-gap: 40px;
-webkit-column-rule: 4px outset #ff00ff; /* Chrome,
Safari, Opera */
-moz-column-rule: 4px outset #ff00ff;
/* Firefox */
column-rule: 4px outset #ff00ff;
}
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Related Pages
CSS3 tutorial: CSS3 Multiple Columns
HTML DOM reference: columns property
