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

HTML

<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>

CSS

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

Result

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

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