Column-span

Description

Sets how an element will span across columns.

Part of CSS3 Multi-column layout module used to flow content into newspaper like columns.

See also:

Columns

Column-width

Column-count

Column-gap

Column-rule

Column-fill

Live Example

Play with the code in the textarea below.

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
body{
  -moz-columns: 3 auto;
  -webkit-columns: 3 auto;
  columns: 3 auto;
  -moz-column-rule: 2px solid red;
  -webkit-columnrule:  2px solid red;
  column-rule: 2px solid red;
}

h2{
  background:#CCC;
   border:solid 1px #50A4AB;
  -moz-column-span:all;
  -webkit-column-span:all;
  column-span:all;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>
<h2> Maecenas sit amet ullamcorper justo.</h2>
<p>Fusce sit amet neque lectus. Donec in urna est, quis consequat odio. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Phasellus sodales enim orci. Morbi sed erat non odio blandit pharetra. Donec non faucibus augue. Nam eu odio massa. Quisque placerat tincidunt imperdiet. Fusce fermentum gravida libero vel gravida. Mauris euismod ornare leo ut accumsan. Nullam ut urna ut enim tincidunt scelerisque. Aliquam condimentum, urna id viverra eleifend, lorem risus iaculis eros, non cursus arcu tortor sollicitudin nisl. Mauris tincidunt lobortis faucibus. Ut urna ante, sodales id accumsan sit amet, convallis eget turpis.</p>
</body>
</html>

Values

none | all

Default value

none

Introduced in CSS version

Applies to elements

block-level elements, except floating and absolutely positioned elements

Inherited

Browser Support

Browsers	IE	Firefox	Safari	Opera	Chrome
Versions	10	-moz-	-webkit-	12	-webkit-

Belongs to:

Multi-column Layout

See the full list CSS properties and browser support: CSS Properties

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