Style columns Property

Example

Split the text into three columns, minimum 100 pixels each:

document.getElementById("myDIV").style.columns = "100px 3";
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Description

The columns property is a shorthand property for setting columnWidth and columnCount.


Browser Support

Property
columns 50.0 10.0 52.0 10.0 37.0

Syntax

Return the columns property:

object.style.columns

Set the columns property:

object.style.columns = "auto|column-width column-count|initial|inherit"

Property Values

Value Description
auto Default value. Sets both the column width to "auto" and the column-count to "auto"
columnWidth The width of the columns
columnCount The number of columns
initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

Technical Details

Default Value: auto auto
Return Value: A String, representing the columns property of an element
CSS Version CSS3

Related Pages

CSS3 tutorial: CSS3 Multiple Columns

CSS reference: columns property


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