CSS column-count Property
Example
Divide the text in the <div> element into three columns:
div
{
column-count: 3;
}
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Definition and Usage
The column-count
property specifies the number of columns an element should
be divided into.
Default value: | auto |
---|---|
Inherited: | no |
Animatable: | yes. Read about animatable Try it |
Version: | CSS3 |
JavaScript syntax: | object.style.columnCount = "3" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Property | |||||
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column-count | 50 | 10 | 52 | 9 | 37 |
CSS Syntax
column-count: number|auto|initial|inherit;
Property Values
Value | Description | Demo |
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number | The optimal number of columns into which the content of the element will be flowed | Demo ❯ |
auto | Default value. The number of columns will be determined by other properties, like e.g. "column-width" | Demo ❯ |
initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | |
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
More Examples
Example
Specify the width, style, and color of the rule between columns:
div
{
column-rule: 4px double #ff00ff;
}
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Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Multiple Columns
HTML DOM reference: columnCount property