Style columnCount Property
Example
Divide the text in the div element into three columns:
document.getElementById("myDIV").style.columnCount = 3;
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Definition and Usage
The columnCount property specifies the number of columns an element should be divided into.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| columnCount | Yes | 10.0 | Not supported Use MozColumnCount |
Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Return the columnCount property:
object.style.columnCount
Set the columnCount property:
object.style.columnCount = "number|auto|initial|inherit"
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| number | The optimal number of columns into which the content of the element will be flowed |
| auto | Default value. The number of columns will be determined by other properties, like e.g. "column-width" |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Technical Details
| Default Value: | auto |
|---|---|
| Return Value: | A String, representing the column-count property of an element |
| CSS Version | CSS3 |
Related Pages
CSS3 tutorial: CSS3 Multiple Columns
CSS reference: column-count property
❮ Style Object
