CSS Multi-column Layout

The CSS multi-column layout allows easy definition of multiple columns of text - just like in newspapers:

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;
}

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;
}

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;
}

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

EXAMPLE:

h2 {
column-span: all;
}

The column-width property specifies a suggested, optimal width for the columns.

EXAMPLE:

div {
column-width: 100px;
}