CSS column-count not respected

Question

There\'s a similar question here with no real answer: CSS columns bug — 5 column count only showing 4 (with images)

I\'m using column-count to display e

Answer 1

For whatever reason, I'm not sure why, having an empty paragraph trailing the text will reflow columns again. This is not an ideal fix, as it should flow without empty elements, but it is a possible quick fix I've encountered, for someone who is having this problem still.