</div> CSS columns are very new, so you need to use the prefixes, and it won't work through IE9 or in Opera Minithrough IE9 or in Opera Mini. There are some more column-related properties, so click here to read moreclick here to read more. Otherwise, off to the next to..." /></div> CSS columns are very new, so you need to use the prefixes, and it won't work through IE9 or in Opera Minithrough IE9 or in Opera Mini. There are some more column-related properties, so click here to read moreclick here to read more. Otherwise, off to the next to..." /> Learn CSS Layout

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There is a new set of CSS properties that let you easily make multi-column text. Have a look: 

.three-column {
  padding: 1em;
  -moz-column-count: 3;
  -moz-column-gap: 1em;
  -webkit-column-count: 3;
  -webkit-column-gap: 1em;
  column-count: 3;
  column-gap: 1em;
}
<div class="three-column">
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CSS columns are very new, so you need to use the prefixes, and it won't work through IE9 or in Opera Mini. There are some more column-related properties, so click here to read more. Otherwise, off to the next topic.

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