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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