CSS Multiple Columns

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

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;
}