Test your knowledge: CSS Multi-column Layout

Review

1. What property requests a specific number of columns?

   column-count controls the requested number of columns.
2. What does column-width express?

   column-width participates in determining preferred column width.
3. Which property controls the space between columns?

   column-gap controls the space between columns.
4. What does column-fill control when a multicol container has a constrained block size?

   column-fill affects distribution in a constrained multicol container.
5. What does column-span allow?

   column-span can make a box span across columns.
6. What does break-before: column request?

   break-before can request a column break.
7. What does break-inside: avoid request?

   break-inside can discourage fragmentation inside a box.
8. Who owns writing-mode and the meaning of the inline/block axes?

   Writing Modes owns writing axes; Multi-column consumes them.
9. What is the key structural difference between Grid and Multi-column?

   Grid owns authored two-dimensional placement; Multi-column flows one stream.
10. Which statement correctly describes responsive Multi-column use?

    Conditional Rules and responsive design own conditional evaluation; Multi-column supplies the layout consequence.
11. What are the current W3C statuses of Multi-column Levels 1 and 2?

    Level 1 is a Candidate Recommendation and Level 2 is a Draft Standard in the current W3C index.
12. Who owns the shared fragmentation model beyond the Multi-column-specific application?

    The later Fragmentation / Paged Print owner covers the shared fragmentation model.