HTML - DOM Style Object columnFill Property

Quiz

HTML DOM Style Object columnFill property specifies how contents will be arranged in columns when broken into various columns.

Syntax

Set the columnFill property:

object.style.columnFill= "balance | auto | initial | inherit";

Get the columnFill property:

object.style.columnFill;

Property Values

Value	Description
balance	It is the default value which balances the columns
auto	In this columns are filled sequentially with different length.
initial	It is used to set this property to it's default value.
inherit	It is used to inherit the property of it's parent element.

Return Value

It returns a string value which represents column fill property of an element.

Example of HTML DOM Style Object 'columnFill' Property

The following example sets the paragraph element to auto and balance.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>
        HTML DOM Style Object columnFill Property
    </title>
    <style>
        #color {
            column-count: 4;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <button onclick="fun()">Auto</button>
    <button onclick="funTwo()">Balance</button>
    <p id="color">
        CSS is the acronym for "Cascading Style Sheet".
        It's a style sheet language used for describing
        the presentation of a document written in a markup
        language like HTML. CSS helps the web developers to
        control the layout and other visual aspects of the
        web pages. CSS plays a crucial role in modern web
        development by providing the tools necessary to create
        visually appealing, accessible, and responsive websites.
    </p>
    <script>
        function fun() {
            document.getElementById("color")
                .style.columnFill = "auto";
        }
        function funTwo() {
            document.getElementById("color")
                .style.columnFill = "balance";
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>

Supported Browsers

Property
columnFill	Yes 50	Yes 12	Yes 52	Yes 9	Yes 37

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