column-gap (grid-column-gap)
Quick Summary for column-gap
Code Usage for column-gap
/* Keyword value */ column-gap: normal; /* <length> values */ column-gap: 3px; column-gap: 2.5em; /* <percentage> value */ column-gap: 3%; /* Global values */ column-gap: inherit; column-gap: initial; column-gap: revert; column-gap: unset;
More Details for column-gap
column-gap (grid-column-gap)
The column-gap
CSS property sets the size of the gap (gutter) between an element's columns.
Initially a part of Multi-column Layout, the definition of column-gap
has been broadened to include multiple layout methods. Now specified in Box Alignment, it may be used in Multi-column, Flexible Box, and Grid layouts.
Syntax
/* Keyword value */ column-gap: normal; /* <length> values */ column-gap: 3px; column-gap: 2.5em; /* <percentage> value */ column-gap: 3%; /* Global values */ column-gap: inherit; column-gap: initial; column-gap: revert; column-gap: unset;
The column-gap
property is specified as one of the values listed below.
Values
normal
The browser's default spacing is used between columns. For multi-column layout this is specified as 1em
. For all other layout types it is 0.
<length>
The size of the gap between columns, defined as a <length>
. The <length>
property's value must be non-negative.
<percentage>
The size of the gap between columns, defined as a <percentage>
. The <percentage>
property's value must be non-negative.
Formal definition
Initial value | normal |
---|---|
Applies to | multi-column elements, flex containers, grid containers |
Inherited | no |
Percentages | refer to corresponding dimension of the content area |
Computed value | as specified, with <length>s made absolute, and normal computing to zero except on multi-column elements |
Animation type | a length, percentage or calc(); |
Formal syntax
normal | <length-percentage>where
<length-percentage> = <length> | <percentage>
Examples
Flex layout
HTML<div id="flexbox"> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> </div>
CSS #flexbox { display: flex; height: 100px; column-gap: 20px; } #flexbox > div { border: 1px solid green; background-color: lime; flex: auto; }
ResultGrid layout
HTML<div id="grid"> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> </div>
CSS #grid { display: grid; height: 100px; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); grid-template-rows: 100px; column-gap: 20px; } #grid > div { border: 1px solid green; background-color: lime; }
ResultMulti-column layout
HTML<p class="content-box"> This is some multi-column text with a 40px column gap created with the CSS `column-gap` property. Don't you think that's fun and exciting? I sure do! </p>
CSS .content-box { column-count: 3; column-gap: 40px; }
ResultSpecifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Box Alignment Module Level 3 # column-row-gap |
CSS Grid Layout Module Level 3 # gutters |
CSS Multi-column Layout Module Level 2 # column-gap |
See also
Related CSS properties:row-gap
, gap
Grid Layout Guide: Basic concepts of grid layout - Gutters Multi-column Layout Guide: Styling Columns Last modified: Sep 15, 2021, by MDN contributors
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