CSS column-count Property

Example

Divide the text in the <div> element into three columns:

div {
  column-count: 3;
}

Definition and Usage

The column-count property specifies the number of columns an element should be divided into.

Default value:	auto
Inherited:	no
Animatable:	yes.
Version:	CSS3
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.columnCount = "3"

• Inherited : "Inherited = no" means that it cannot takes (inherit) it's value from it's parent element.
• object - object in javascript means the element on which column-count is applied.
• Animatable - "Animatable = yes" means that it can be animated with CSS @keyframes.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Numbers followed by -webkit- or -moz- specify the first version that worked with a prefix.

Property
column-count	50.0 4.0 -webkit-	10.0	52.0 2.0 -moz-	9.0 3.1 -webkit-	37.0 15.0 -webkit 11.1

CSS Syntax

column-count: number|auto|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value	Description	Demo
number	The optimal number of columns into which the content of the element will be flowed
auto	Default value. The number of columns will be determined by other properties, like e.g. "column-width"
initial	Sets this property to its default value.
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element.

More Examples

Example

Specify a 40 pixels gap between the columns:

div {
  column-gap: 40px;
}

Example

Specify the width, style, and color of the rule between columns:

div {
  column-rule: 4px double #ff00ff;
}