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column-span

The column-span CSS property makes it possible for an element to span across all columns when its value is set to all.

/* Keyword values */
column-span: none;
column-span: all;

/* Global values */
column-span: inherit;
column-span: initial;
column-span: unset;

An element that spans more than one column is called a spanning element.

Syntax

The column-span property is specified as one of the keyword values listed below.

Values

none
The element does not span multiple columns.
all
The element spans across all columns. Content in the normal flow that appears before the element is automatically balanced across all columns before the element appears. The element establishes a new block formatting context.

Formal syntax

none | all

Example

In this example, the heading is made to span across all the columns of the article.

HTML

<article>
  <h2>My Very Special Columns</h2>
  <p>This is a bunch of text split into three columns
     using the CSS `columns` property. The text
     is equally distributed over the columns.</p>
</article>

CSS

article {
  columns: 3;
}

h2 {
  column-span: all;
}

Result

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
CSS Multi-column Layout Module
The definition of 'column-span' in that specification.
Working Draft Initial definition.
Initial value none
Applies to in-flow block-level elements
Inherited no
Media visual
Computed value as specified
Animation type discrete
Canonical order per grammar

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 50
50
Yes
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-
12
12
12
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-
No 10 11.1
11.1
15
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-
Yes
Prefixed
Yes
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support 50
50
Yes
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-
50
50
Yes
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-
Yes
Yes
Yes
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-
No ? Yes
Prefixed
Yes
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-
5.0
5.0
Yes
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-

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