column-count property CSS Reference

Definition and Usage

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

• Initial auto
• Applies to non-replaced block or table elements, table-cell or inline-block elements
• Inherited no
• Media visual
• Computed Value as specified
• Animatable yes, as an integer
• Canonical order the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Syntax

Formal syntax: <number> | auto

column-count: 3
column-count: auto

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.

Examples

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

Compatibility

Desktop browsers

Mobile browsers