<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> .container { height: 24pt; position: relative; } #colset { height: 2in; column-count: 3; } .c1 { position: absolute; height: 3in; } .c2 { position: absolute; height: 1in; } .c3 { position: absolute; height: 3in; } .f1 { margin-bottom: 96pt; } </style> </head> <body> <div id="colset"> <div class="container"></div> <div class="container"></div> <p class="following f1"></p> <div class="container"> <div class="overflow c1"></div> <div class="overflow c2"></div> <div class="overflow c3"></div> The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. </div> </div> </body> </html>