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An element that spans more than one column is called a <dfn export>spanning element</dfn>
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and the box it creates is called a <dfn export>spanner</dfn>.
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The spanner becomes the [=containing block=] for [=absolutely positioned boxes=] inside the spanner.
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The spanner becomes the [=containing block=] for [=absolutely positioned boxes=] inside the spanner
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where the spanning element establishes a [=containing block=],
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otherwise the containing block chain goes to the multicol container.
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A spanning element is taken [=out-of-flow=], leaving a forced break.
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This does not affect the <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/zindex.html">painting order</a>[[!CSS21]] of the spanning element.
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<h3 id="changes-from-20191015">Changes from the <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/2019/WD-css-multicol-1-20191015/">Working Draft (WD) of 15 October 2019</a></h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Added the text "The spanner becomes the containing block for absolutely positioned boxes inside the spanner.". <a href="https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/5612#issuecomment-715369246">Resolved 23 Oct 2020</a>
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<li>Added the text "The spanner becomes the containing block for absolutely positioned boxes inside the spanner where the spanning element establishes a containing block, otherwise the containing block chain goes to the multicol container.". <a href="https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/5612#issuecomment-715369246">Resolved 23 Oct 2020</a>
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</li>
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<li>Adding the text "This property specifies whether content
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in a multi-column line that does <em>not</em> immediately precede a spanner
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