CSS Multiple Columns
CSS Multi-column Layout
The CSS multi-column layout allows easy definition of multiple columns of
text - just like in newspapers:
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CSS Multi-column Properties
In this chapter you will learn about the following multi-column properties:
column-count
column-gap
column-rule-style
column-rule-width
column-rule-color
column-rule
column-span
column-width
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Property
column-count
50.0
10.0
52.0
9.0
37.0
column-gap
50.0
10.0
52.0
9.0
37.0
column-rule
50.0
10.0
52.0
9.0
37.0
column-rule-color
50.0
10.0
52.0
9.0
37.0
column-rule-style
50.0
10.0
52.0
9.0
37.0
column-rule-width
50.0
10.0
52.0
9.0
37.0
column-span
50.0
10.0
71.0
9.0
37.0
column-width
50.0
10.0
52.0
9.0
37.0
CSS Create Multiple Columns
The column-count property specifies the number of columns an element should
be divided into.
The following example will divide the text in the <div> element into 3
columns:
Example
div
{
column-count: 3;
}
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CSS Specify the Gap Between Columns
The column-gap property specifies the gap between the columns.
The following example specifies a 40 pixels gap between the columns:
Example
div
{
column-gap: 40px;
}
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CSS Column Rules
The column-rule-style property specifies the style of the rule between
columns:
Example
div
{
column-rule-style: solid;
}
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The column-rule-width property specifies the width of the rule between columns:
Example
div
{
column-rule-width: 1px;
}
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The column-rule-color property specifies the color of the rule between columns:
Example
div
{
column-rule-color: lightblue;
}
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The column-rule property is a shorthand property for setting all the column-rule-* properties above.
The following example sets the width, style, and color of the rule between columns:
Example
div
{
column-rule: 1px solid lightblue;
}
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Specify How Many Columns an Element Should Span
The column-span property specifies how many columns an element should span across.
The following example specifies that the <h2> element should span across all columns:
Example
h2 {
column-span: all;
}
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Specify The Column Width
The column-width property specifies a suggested, optimal width for the columns.
The following example specifies that the suggested, optimal width for the columns
should be 100px:
Example
div {
column-width: 100px;
}
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CSS Multi-columns Properties
The following table lists all the multi-columns properties:
Property
Description
column-count
Specifies the number of columns an element should be divided into
column-fill
Specifies how to fill columns
column-gap
Specifies the gap between the columns
column-rule
A shorthand property for setting all the column-rule-* properties
column-rule-color
Specifies the color of the rule between columns
column-rule-style
Specifies the style of the rule between columns
column-rule-width
Specifies the width of the rule between columns
column-span
Specifies how many columns an element should span across
column-width
Specifies a suggested, optimal width for the columns
columns
A shorthand property for setting column-width and column-count
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Reference: https://www.w3schools.com/css/css3_multiple_columns.asp