That ain’t rhetorical: I’m really interested in finding great use cases for CSS multi-column layouts.
The answer seems straightforward. Use columns when you want to split any content into columns, right? Here is generally the sort of example you’ll find …
There are a lot of grids on the web like this:
.grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
}My message is that what they really should be is:
.grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(10px, 1fr));
}
There’s some interesting CSS trickery in Jason Pamental’s latest Web Fonts & Typography News. Jason wanted to bring swipeable columns to his digital book experience on mobile. Which brings up an interesting question right away… how do you set …
Columns do a great job of flowing and balancing content. Unfortunately, not all elements flow gracefully. Sometimes elements get stuck between columns.
Fortunately, you can tell the browser to keep specific elements together with break-inside.
li {
-webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;
