CSS column-width Property


The columns-width property in CSS is used to define the width of the columns. The minimum number of columns are require to show the content across the element. It is a flexible property. If the browser cannot fit at least two-columns at given column-width then the two columns will put into a single column.

The column-width property specifies the column width.

The number of columns will be the minimum number of columns needed to show all the content across the element.

column-width is a flexible property. Think of column-width as a minimum width suggestion for the browser. Once the browser cannot fit at least two columns at your specified width then the columns will stop and drop into a single column.

CSS Syntax

column-width: auto|length|initial|inherit;

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by column-rule-color Property are listed below;

  • Firefox: 52.0, 2.0 -moz-
  • Google Chrome: 50.0, 4.0 -webkit-
  • Internet Explorer: 10.0
  • Safari: 9.0, 3.1 -webkit-
  • Opera: 37.0, 15.0 -webkit-, 11.1

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