CSS column-width Property

Example

Specify that the column width should be 100px:

div {
  column-width: 100px;
}

Definition and Usage

The column-width property specifies the column width.

The number of columns will be the minimum number of columns needed to show all the content across the element.

column-width is a flexible property. Think of column-width as a minimum width suggestion for the browser. Once the browser cannot fit at least two columns at your specified width then the columns will stop and drop into a single column.

Default value:	auto
Inherited:	no
Animatable:	yes.
Version:	CSS3
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.columnWidth="100px"

• 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-width 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-width	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-width: auto|length|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value	Description	Demo
auto	Default value. The column width will be determined by the browser
length	A length that specifies the width of the columns. The number of columns will be the minimum number of columns needed to show all the content across the element.
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;
}