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title: CSS Columns
slug: Web/CSS/CSS_Columns
tags:
  - CSS
  - CSS Reference
  - NeedsTranslation
  - Overview
  - TopicStub
translation_of: Web/CSS/CSS_Columns
---
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<p><strong>CSS Columns</strong> is a module of CSS that defines a multi-column layout, allowing to express how content should flow between columns and how gaps and rules are handled.</p>

<h2 id="Reference">Reference</h2>

<h3 id="CSS_Properties">CSS Properties</h3>

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 <li>{{cssxref("break-after")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("break-before")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("break-inside")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("column-count")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("column-fill")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("column-gap")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("column-rule")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("column-rule-color")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("column-rule-style")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("column-rule-width")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("column-span")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("column-width")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("columns")}}</li>
</ul>
</div>

<h2 id="Guides">Guides</h2>

<dl>
 <dt><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Columns/Using_multi-column_layouts">Using CSS multi-column layouts</a></dt>
 <dd>Step-by-step tutorial about how to build layouts using several columns.</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

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   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
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 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('CSS3 Multicol')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('CSS3 Multicol')}}</td>
   <td>Initial definition</td>
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 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

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   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
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   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}} {{property_prefix('-webkit')}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop(9)}}{{property_prefix('-moz')}}</td>
   <td>10</td>
   <td>11.1<br>
    15{{property_prefix('-webkit')}}</td>
   <td>3.0 (522){{property_prefix('-webkit')}}</td>
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  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>IE Phone</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
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   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>2.1{{property_prefix('-webkit')}}</td>
   <td>{{compatGeckoMobile(22)}}{{property_prefix('-moz')}}</td>
   <td>10</td>
   <td>11.5<br>
    32{{property_prefix('-webkit')}}</td>
   <td>3.2{{property_prefix('-webkit')}}</td>
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