CSS Columns Tutorial for Beginners - Multicolumns Without Grid or Flexbox

Overview

Learn how to create multi-column layouts in CSS without using Grid or Flexbox in this beginner-friendly tutorial. Explore essential concepts like setting column width, using shorthand properties, adding column rules, and controlling column breaks. Discover techniques for handling margins, incorporating headers, and managing specificity. Master the art of creating responsive, multi-column designs to enhance your web development skills and improve content presentation.

Syllabus

Intro
Welcome
Setup
Creating starting elements
Adding columns to a container element
Setting a column width
columns shorthand
column-rule
column-gap
Top margins and margin collapsing
Adding a header to the columns
break-inside
break-before
column-span
Revisiting specificity
Controlling line breaks with white-space