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;
}
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;
}
CSS Column Rules
The column-rule-style property
specifies the style of the rule between columns:
Example
div {
column-rule-style: solid;
}
The column-rule-width property
specifies the width of the rule between columns:
Example
div {
column-rule-width: 1px;
}
The column-rule-color property
specifies the color of the rule between columns:
Example
div {
column-rule-color: lightblue;
}
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;
}
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;
}
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;
}
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 |
