Quick Reference
The column-fill property specifies how to either fill the columns by balancing the content or by first filling the initial column’s full height before moving to the next.
div {
column-fill: balance;
}Default
| Default value | balance |
| Inherited values | no |
| Can it be animated? | no |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| balance | Fills each column with about the same amount of content, but will not allow the columns to be taller than the height; columns might be shorter than the height as the browser distributes the content evenly horizontally (default) |
| auto | Fills each column until it reaches the height, and do this until it runs out of content; this value will not necessarily fill all the columns nor fill them evenly |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element |
Using JavaScript
The HTML element can also be styled using JavaScript and the element’s id.
document.getElementById('my_div').style.columnFill = 'balance';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.columnFill = 'balance';
}
</script>CSS Notes:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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