CSS column-span Property

Example

Let the <h2> element span across all columns:

h2 {
  column-span: all;
}

Definition and Usage

The column-span property specifies how many columns an element should span across.

Default value:	none
Inherited:	no
Animatable:	no.
Version:	CSS3
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.columnSpan="all"

• 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-span is applied.
• Animatable - "Animatable = no" means that it cannot 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- specify the first version that worked with a prefix.

Property
column-span	50.0 4.0 -webkit-	10.0	71.0	9.0 3.1 -webkit-	37.0 15.0 -webkit- 11.1

CSS Syntax

column-span: none|all|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value	Description	Demo
none	Default value. The element should span across one column
all	The element should span across all columns
initial	Sets this property to its default value.
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element.

More Examples

Example

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

div {
  column-count: 3;
}

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 #0000ff;
}