CSS column-rule-style Property

Description

The column-rule-style is a CSS property used to define the style of the rule line that separates columns in a multi-column layout. It allows web developers to specify whether the column rule should appear as solid, dashed, dotted, or any other supported line style. By setting this property, designers can control the visual presentation of column divisions, enhancing the readability and aesthetics of text or content arranged in multiple columns within a container element on a web page.

Initial value: none
Applies to: Multi-column elements
Inherited: No
Computed value: Specified value
Animatable: No
JavaScript syntax: object.style.columnRuleStyle

Interactive Demo

The rusty swing set creaked a lonely lullaby in the twilight, shadows lengthening like grasping fingers across the dew-kissed grass. A lone dandelion seed, adrift on the breeze, whispered secrets of faraway fields, of dandelion suns and galaxies spun from fluff. Somewhere, beyond the veil of dusk, a coyote laughed, echoing through the stillness like a forgotten memory.

Syntax

column-rule-style: <border-style>

Values

<border-style>Is a keyword defined by border-style describing the style of the rule. The styling must be interpreted as in the collapsing border model. Values are: none, hidden, dotted, dashed, solid, double, groove, ridge, inset and outset.

Example

HTML

<div class="book">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</div>

CSS

.book { 
   columns: 3 200px; 
   -webkit-columns: 3 200px; 
   -moz-columns: 3 200px; 
   column-rule-color: red; 
   -webkit-column-rule-color: red; 
   -moz-column-rule-color: red; 
   column-rule-style: dashed; 
   -webkit-column-style: dashed; 
   -moz-column-rule-style: dashed; 
   column-rule-width: 2px; 
   -webkit-column-rule-width: 2px; 
   -moz-column-rule-width: 2px; 
}

Result

Editor