CSS Properties: How to let the column width be determined by the browser?

Last update on February 21 2024 12:45:51 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Solution:

HTML Code:

<!DOCTYPE html><!-- Specifies the document type and version of HTML -->
<html>
<head>
<title>How to let the column width be determined by the browser</title><!-- Sets the title of the HTML document -->
<style type="text/css"> /* Begins a CSS style block */
.xyz {
-webkit-column-width: auto;  /* Sets the width of columns for WebKit browsers to be determined automatically by the browser */
 column-width: auto; /* Sets the width of columns for all browsers to be determined automatically by the browser */
 } /* Defines styles for elements with the class "xyz" */
</style><!-- Ends the CSS style block -->
</head>
<body>
<div class="xyz"><!-- Starts a division element with a class of "xyz" -->
<h2>w3resource web development Tutorial</h2><!-- Inserts an h2 element with the text "w3resource web development Tutorial" -->
<p>CSS, stands for Cascading Style Sheet is a computer language to describe presentation of HTML and XML web documents.In all the examples of our tutorials, we have used HTML for implementing CSS.
  CSS, stands for Cascading Style Sheet is a computer language to describe presentation of HTML and XML web documents.In all the examples of our tutorials, we have used HTML for implementing CSS.</p><!-- Inserts a paragraph element with text describing CSS -->
</div><!-- Ends the division element with a class of "xyz" -->
</body>
</html>

Explanation:

This HTML document demonstrates how to let the column width be determined by the browser using the column-width property.
The CSS style block defines rules for elements with the class "xyz".
-webkit-column-width: auto; and column-width: auto; set the width of columns to be determined automatically by the browser for WebKit browsers and all browsers respectively.

Live Demo:

See the Pen column-width-auto-answer by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

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