column-count

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

Initial value	auto
Applies to	non-replaced block elements (except table elements), table-cell or inline-block elements
Inherited	no
Media	visual
Computed value	as specified
Animation type	an integer
Canonical order	the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

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

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Multi-column Layout Module The definition of 'column-count' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	Initial definition

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