CSS column-count Property

In CSS, the column-count property is used to divide a portion of content within any HTML element into a specified number of columns.

Syntax

column-count: number | auto | initial | inherit;

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
    .col {
        column-count: 3;
    }
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div class="col">
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</div>

</body>
</html>

Preview

Property Values

Value	Description
number	The ideal number of columns into which the element's content will be flowed.
auto	The default value. Other properties, such as column-width, will determine the number of columns.
initial	This property is set to its default value.
inherit	This property is inherited from its parent element.

Supported Browsers

Element	Chrome	Firefox	Safari	Edge / IE	Opera
column-count	50.0 4.0 -webkit-	52.0 2.0 -moz-	9.0 3.1 -webkit-	10.0	37.0 15.0 -webkit 11.1

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CSS column-count Property

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Property Values

Supported Browsers

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