CSS column-fill Property

Description

The column-fill property controls how contents are partitioned into columns. Contents are either balanced, which means that contents in all columns will have the same height or, when using auto, just take up the room the content needs.

Initial value: balance
Applies to: Multi-column elements
Inherited: No
Media: Visual
Computed value: As specified
Animatable: No
CSS Version: CSS3
JavaScript syntax: object.style.columnFill

Syntax

column-fill: auto | balance

Values

autoColumns are filled sequentially such that the columns may differ in length, depending on other column property values.
balanceBalance content equally between columns, if possible.

Example

HTML

<div class="book"> 

   <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p> 

</div>

CSS

.book { 
   -webkit-columns: 3 200px; 
   -moz-columns: 3 200px; 
   columns: 3 200px; 
   -webkit-column-fill: balance-all; 
   -moz-column-fill: balance-all; 
   column-fill: balance-all; 
}

Result