Honestly, it’s difficult for me to come to terms with, but almost 20 years have passed since I wrote my first book, Transcending CSS. In it, I explained how

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CSS Multi-Column Layout, introduced nearly 20 years ago, allows for dividing content into columns without extra markup. Despite its potential, it remains underused due to past browser support issues and usability concerns. Modern CSS features like container queries and properties such as column-span improve its readability and flexibility. Designers and developers should reconsider the layout for enhancing web design.

Revisiting CSS Multi-Column Layout

Patchy browser implementation for a long time

A brief refresher on properties and values

Multi-Column Layout is even more relevant today

Modern CSS is solving many prior problems

You should take a fresh look at Multi-Column Layout