CSS3 Multiple Columns

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CSS3 Multiple Columns

With CSS3, you can create multiple columns for laying out text - like in newspapers

In this chapter you will learn about the following multiple column properties:

• column-count
• column-gap
• column-rule

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Browser Support

Property	Browser Support
column-count		-moz-	-webkit-	-webkit-
column-gap		-moz-	-webkit-	-webkit-
column-rule		-moz-	-webkit-	-webkit-

Internet Explorer and Opera do not yet support the multiple columns properties.

Firefox requires the prefix -moz-.

Chrome and Safari require the prefix -webkit-.

CSS3 Create Multiple Columns

The column-count property specifies the number of columns an element should be divided into:

Example Divide the text in a div element into three columns: div { -moz-column-count:3; /* Firefox */ -webkit-column-count:3; /* Safari and Chrome */ column-count:3; }

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CSS3 Specify the Gap Between Columns

The column-gap property specifies the gap between the columns:

Example Specify a 40 pixels gap between the columns: div { -moz-column-gap:40px; /* Firefox */ -webkit-column-gap:40px; /* Safari and Chrome */ column-gap:40px; }

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CSS3 Column Rules

The column-rule property sets the width, style, and color of the rule between columns.

Example Specify the width, style and color of the rule between columns: div { -moz-column-rule:3px outset #ff00ff; /* Firefox */ -webkit-column-rule:3px outset #ff00ff; /* Safari and Chrome */ column-rule:3px outset #ff00ff; }

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New Multiple Columns Properties

Property	Description	CSS
column-count	Specifies the number of columns an element should be divided into	3
column-fill	Specifies how to fill columns	3
column-gap	Specifies the gap between the columns	3
column-rule	A shorthand property for setting all the column-rule-* properties	3
column-rule-color	Specifies the color of the rule between columns	3
column-rule-style	Specifies the style of the rule between columns	3
column-rule-width	Specifies the width of the rule between columns	3
column-span	Specifies how many columns an element should span across	3
column-width	Specifies the width of the columns	3
columns	A shorthand property for setting column-width and column-count	3

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