CSS column-rule Property
Example
Specify the width, style, and color of the rule between columns:
div
{
column-rule: 4px double #ff00ff;
}
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Definition and Usage
The column-rule property sets the width, style, and color of the rule between columns.
This property is a shorthand property for:
- column-rule-width
- column-rule-style (required)
- column-rule-color
If column-rule-color is omitted, the color applied will be the color of the text.
| Default value: | medium none color |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | yes, see individual properties. Read about animatable Try it |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.columnRule="3px outset blue" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| column-rule | 50 | 10 | 52 | 9 | 37 |
CSS Syntax
column-rule: column-rule-width column-rule-style column-rule-color|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| column-rule-width | Sets the width of the rule between columns. Default value is medium | Demo ❯ |
| column-rule-style | Sets the style of the rule between columns. Default value is none | Demo ❯ |
| column-rule-color | Sets the color of the rule between columns. Default value is the color of the element | Demo ❯ |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
More Examples
Example
Divide the text in a <div> element into three columns:
div
{
column-count: 3;
}
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Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Multiple Columns
HTML DOM reference: columnRule property
