CSS columns Property

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CSS columns Property

CSS columns property sets the column width and column count of an element. It is a shorthand property of the following CSS properties

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> div{ border: 1px solid #267326; padding: 10px; columns: 150px 2; -webkit-columns: 150px 2; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */ -moz-columns: 150px 2; /* Firefox */ } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS columns Property</h1> <div> Joanne Rowling was born on 31st July 1965 at Yate General Hospital near Bristol, and grew up in Gloucestershire in England and in Chepstow, Gwent, in south-east Wales. </div> </body> </html>

Syntax

Using CSS

element{ columns: 100px 3; }

Using Javascript

object.style.columns="100px 3";

Animatable

Yes, columns property is animatable. CSS Animatable Properties Reference.

Default Value

Default value for CSS columns property is auto auto.

Property Value

The following table provides a list of values for CSS columns property.

ValueExplanation
autoSets both the column-width and column-count to "auto".
column-widthSpecifies the minimum width for each column.
column-countSpecifies the maximum number of columns.

Using JavaScript

In the following example, we will demonstrate how to change the CSS columns property of an element using JavaScript.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> div{ border: 1px solid #267326; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 25px; columns: 150px 2; -webkit-columns: 150px 2; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */ -moz-columns: 150px 2; /* Firefox */ } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS columns Property</h1> <div> Joanne Rowling was born on 31st July 1965 at Yate General Hospital near Bristol, and grew up in Gloucestershire in England and in Chepstow, Gwent, in south-east Wales. </div> <button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button> <script> var x = document.getElementsByTagName("div")[0]; function myFunction(){ x.style.columns = "3"; x.style.WebkitColumns = "3"; x.style.MozColumns = "3"; } </script> </body> </html>

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