CSS column-width Property

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CSS column-width Property

CSS column-width property sets the ideal column width in a multi-column layout.

Note: The browser will calculate how many columns of at least that width can fit in the space.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> div{ border: 1px solid #267326; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 25px; column-width: 200px; -webkit-column-width: 200px; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */ -moz-column-width: 200px; /* Firefox */ } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS column-width Property</h1> <div> Joanne Rowling was born on 31st July 1965 ... </div> </body> </html>

Syntax

Using CSS

element{ column-width: 300px; }

Using Javascript

object.style.columnWidth="300px";

Animatable

Yes, column-width property is animatable. CSS Animatable Properties Reference.

Default Value

Default value for CSS column-width property is auto.

Property Value

The following table provides a list of values for CSS column-width property.

ValueExplanation
autoSpecifies that the column width will be determined by the browser.
lengthAllows you to define the width of the column in any CSS length unit.

Using JavaScript

In the following example, we will demonstrate how to change the CSS column-width property of an element using JavaScript.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> div{ border: 1px solid #267326; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 25px; column-width: 200px; -webkit-column-width: 200px; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */ -moz-column-width: 200px; /* Firefox */ } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS column-width Property</h1> <div> Joanne Rowling was born on 31st July 1965 ... </div> <button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button> <script> var x = document.getElementsByTagName("div")[0]; function myFunction(){ x.style.columnWidth = "150px"; x.style.WebkitColumnWidth = "150px"; x.style.MozColumnWidth = "150px"; } </script> </body> </html>

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