Column-width

Description

Column-width specifies the optimal width of each column. Columns adjust to fill the available space so may be wider or narrower if less then the width of one column is available.
The default value of auto, means the width of columns will be calculated using other properties.

Part of CSS3 Multi-column layout module.

See also:

Columns

Column-count

Column-gap

Column-rule

Column-span

Column-fill

Live Example

Play with the code in the textarea below.

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
body{
  column-width: 10em;
  -moz-column-width: 10em;
  -webkit-column-width: 10em;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Maecenas sit amet ullamcorper justo. 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>

<p>Quisque sagittis convallis justo quis malesuada. Vestibulum fermentum venenatis nibh eget imperdiet. In eget aliquam felis. Vivamus ornare, elit vitae cursus vehicula, leo metus auctor felis, et rutrum magna mauris elementum orci. Aenean et commodo eros. Maecenas quis orci diam, dapibus pulvinar elit. Suspendisse leo metus, posuere nec placerat sed, porta vel ipsum. In hac habitasse platea dictumst.</p>
</body>
</html>

Values

length | auto

Default value

auto

Introduced in CSS version

Applies to elements

non-replaced block-level elements (except table elements), table cells, and inline-block elements

Inherited

Yes

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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