<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Change multicol to regular block</title>
<script>
function test() {
var elm = document.getElementById('elm');
elm.offsetTop; // trigger layout
elm.style.WebkitColumns = 'auto';
elm.style.columns = 'auto';
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="test()">
<p>There should be a blue <em>square</em> below.</p>
<div id="elm" style="-webkit-columns:4; columns:4; orphans:1; widows:1; width:16em; line-height:4em; background:blue;">
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
</div>
</body>
</html>