The column-count property specifies the number of columns which divides the content of an element.
The column-count property is one of the CSS3 properties.
It has two values: auto and number. “Auto” is the default value of this property. The number of columns is determined by other properties such as column-width. “Number” value specifies the number of columns into which the content of the element should be flowed.
| Initial Value | auto |
| Applies to | Block containers except table wrapper boxes. |
| Inherited | No. |
| Animatable | Yes. The number of the columns is animatable. |
| Version | CSS3 |
| DOM Syntax | object.style.columnCount = “4”; |
Syntax
column-count: number | auto | initial | inherit;Example of the column-count property:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
div {
-webkit-column-count: auto;
/* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
-moz-column-count: auto;
/* Firefox */
column-count: 3;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Column-count property example</h2>
<div>
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</div>
</body>
</html>Result
Example of the column-count property with the column specified as 7:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
div {
-webkit-column-count: 7;
/* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
-moz-column-count: 7;
/* Firefox */
column-count: 7;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Column-count property example</h2>
<div>
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</div>
</body>
</html>