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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
Specifies the number of columns an element should be divided into
Specifies how to fill columns
Specifies the gap between the columns
A shorthand property for setting all the column-rule-* properties
Specifies the color of the rule between columns
Specifies the style of the rule between columns
Specifies the width of the rule between columns
Specifies how many columns an element should span across
Specifies a suggested, optimal width for the columns
A shorthand property for setting column-width and column-count

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