column-count

Summary

The column-count CSS property describes the number of columns of the element.

Syntax

column-count: 3;
column-count: auto;

column-count: inherit;
column-count: initial;
column-count: unset;

Values

auto

Is a keyword indicating that the number of columns should be determined by other CSS properties, like column-width.

<number>

Is a strictly positive <integer> describing the ideal number of columns into which the content of the element will be flowed. If the column-width is also set to a non-auto value, it merely indicates the maximum allowed number of columns.

Formal syntax

<number> | auto

Examples

.content-box {
  border: 10px solid #000000;
  column-count: 3;
}

Specifications

Browser compatibility