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
<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>
.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;
}
Browser Support
Desktop | |||||
10 | 12 | 50 | 52 | 37 | 9 |
Tablets / Mobile | |||||
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50 | 50 | 52 | 37 | 9 | 5.0 |
Last updated by CSSPortal on: 26th October 2019