CSS column-count Property
Example
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column-count: 3;
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Meaning
The column-count property defines the number of columns in a multicolumn text flow.
| Default value: | auto |
| Inherited: | No |
| Animatable: | Yes |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
column-count: auto|number|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Status
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| auto | This is default value. The number of columns is determined by other CSS properties, like column-width. |
| number | Specifies the number of columns in the multi-column element. If the column-width is also set to a non auto value, it may indicates the maximum allowed number of columns. |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. |
| inherit | If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-delay property. |
| revert | Reverts the cascaded value of the property from its current value to the value the property |
| revert-layer | Rollback styles to the ones specified in previous cascade layers. |
| unset | Resets a property to its inherited value if the property naturally inherits from its parent, and to its initial value if not. |
Default CSS Property Values
selectors {
column-count: auto;
}