Web/CSS/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 definition

Initial value	`none`
Applies to	in-flow block-level elements
Inherited	no
Computed value	as specified
Animation type	discrete

Formal syntax

none | all

Examples

Making a heading span columns

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

HTML

<article>
  <h2>Header spanning all of the columns</h2>
  <p>
     The h2 should span all the columns. The rest 
     of the text should be distributed among the columns.
  </p>
  <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>
  <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>
  <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>
  <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 ModuleThe definition of 'column-span' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`column-span`	Chrome Full support 50 Full support 50 Full support 6 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Edge Full support 12 Full support 12 Full support 12 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Firefox Full support 71 Full support 71 Full support 65 Disabled' Disabled' From version 65: this feature is behind the `layout.css.column-span.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE Full support 10	Opera Full support 11.1 Full support 11.1 Full support 15 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Safari Full support 9 Full support 9 Full support 5.1 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	WebView Android Full support 50 Full support 50 Full support ≤37 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Chrome Android Full support 50 Full support 50 Full support 18 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Firefox Android Full support 65 Disabled' Full support 65 Disabled' Disabled' From version 65: this feature is behind the `layout.css.column-span.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android Full support 11.1 Full support 11.1 Full support 14 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Safari iOS Full support 9 Full support 9 Full support 5 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0 Full support 5.0 Full support 1.0 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-

Legend

Full support: Full support
User must explicitly enable this feature.': User must explicitly enable this feature.
Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.': Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.