CSS3 column-span Property


Example

Let the <h2> element span across all columns:

h2 {
    -webkit-column-span: all; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
    column-span: all;
}

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Definition and Usage

The column-span property specifies how many columns an element should span across.

Default value: 1
Inherited: no
Animatable: no. Read about animatable
Version: CSS3
JavaScript syntax: object.style.columnSpan="all" Try it


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Numbers followed by -webkit- specify the first version that worked with a prefix.

Property
column-span  4.0 -webkit- 10.0 Not supported 3.1 -webkit- 15.0 -webkit-
11.1


CSS Syntax

column-span: 1|all|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value Description Play it
1 Default value. The element should span across one column Play it »
all The element should span across all columns Play it »
initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial Play it »
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit


Examples

More Examples

Column-count

Divide the text in a <div> element into three columns:

div {
    -webkit-column-count: 3; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
    -moz-column-count: 3; /* Firefox */
    column-count: 3;
}

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Column-gap

Divide the text in a <div> element into three columns, and specify a 40 pixels gap between the columns.

div {
    -webkit-column-count: 3; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
    -moz-column-count: 3; /* Firefox */
    column-count: 3;

    -webkit-column-gap: 40px; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
    -moz-column-gap: 40px; /* Firefox */
    column-gap: 40px;
}

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Column-rule

Specify the width, style and color of the rule between columns.

div {
    -webkit-column-count: 3; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
    -moz-column-count: 3; /* Firefox */
    column-count: 3;

    -webkit-column-gap: 40px; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
    -moz-column-gap: 40px; /* Firefox */
    column-gap: 40px;

    -webkit-column-rule: 4px outset #ff00ff; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
    -moz-column-rule: 4px outset #ff00ff; /* Firefox */
    column-rule: 4px outset #ff00ff;
}

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Related Pages

CSS3 tutorial: CSS3 Multiple Columns

HTML DOM reference: columnSpan property



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