CSS columns Property

Description

The columns property is a shorthand property for setting column-width and column-count at the same place in the style sheet.

Initial value

See individual properties

Applies to

Block level elements

Inherited

No

Media

Visual

Computed value

See individual properties

Animatable

No

CSS Version

CSS3

JavaScript syntax

object.style.columns

Syntax

columns: <column-width> || <column-count> 

Values

• <column-width>See column-width CSS property for values.
• <column-count>See column-count CSS property for values.

Example

<div class="book">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</div>

.book { 
   columns: 150px 3; 
   -moz-columns: 150px 3; 
   -webkit-columns: 150px 3; 
}

Browser Support

Desktop
10	12	50	52	11.1	9
Tablets / Mobile
50	50	52	11.1	9	5.0

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 26th October 2019