column-fill

Controls how content is distributed across columns. 'Balance' tries to make all columns equal in height, while 'auto' fills them one after another until they reach their height limit.

It is documented as part of the CSS Multi-column Layout specification.

/* Usage Example */
.newspaper-section {
  column-count: 3;
  /* Distributes text evenly across all 3 columns */
  column-fill: balance;
}

/* Syntax */
column-fill: auto;
column-fill: balance;

/* Global values */
column-fill: inherit;
column-fill: initial;
column-fill: revert;
column-fill: revert-layer;
column-fill: unset;
Widely available Since 2017 96% global usage

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It has been available across browsers since 2017.

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