HTML | DOM Style columns Property

Last Updated : 08 Aug, 2022

HTML DOM Style columns Property is used to set the width of the column & column count. Syntax:

To Return the column property:
```
object.style.columns
```

To Set the column property:

object.style.columns= "auto|columnwidth columncount|
initial|inherit"

Property Values:

Auto: Sets both values of width & count to auto i.e., default(0).
columnwidth: Sets the width of the column.
columncount: Sets the number of columns.
initial: Sets the value to default.
inherit: It inherits the value from its parent element.

Example:

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>
      HTML | DOM Style columns Property
    </title>
</head>
<body>

    <div id="example">
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    </div>
    <button onclick="split()">click</button>

    <script>
        function split() {

            // Set column width and count.
            document.getElementById(
              "example").style.columns = "200px 2";

            // Code for Firefox 
            document.getElementById(
              "example").style.MozColumns = "200px 2";

        }
    </script>

</body>

</html>