CSS column-rule-style Property

The column-rule-style specifies the style of the rule between columns. A column-rule is similar to a border that you can add to separate adjacent columns. It can also have styles like a border.

This property is one of the CSS3 properties.

One should define the columns or columns-count properties, because there should be columns in order to specify the style for it.

The column-rule-style property has the following values:

  • none
  • hidden
  • dotted
  • dashed
  • solid
  • double
  • groove
  • ridge
  • inset
  • outset

Some property extensions are added, such as -webkit- for Safari, Google Chrome, and Opera (newer versions), -moz- for Firefox, -o- for older versions of Opera, etc.
Initial Value none
Applies to Multicol elements.
Inherited No.
Animatable No.
Version CSS3
DOM Syntax object.style.columnRuleStyle = "dashed" ;

Syntax

column-rule-style: none | hidden | dotted | dashed | solid | double | groove | ridge | inset | outset | initial | inherit;

Example of the column-rule-style property:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      div {
        /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
        -webkit-column-count: 3;
        -webkit-column-gap: 30px;
        -webkit-column-rule-style: dotted;
        /* Firefox */
        -moz-column-count: 3;
        -moz-column-gap: 30px;
        -moz-column-rule-style: dotted;
        column-count: 3;
        column-gap: 30px;
        column-rule-style: dotted;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Column-rule-style property example</h2>
    <div>
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    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Result

SS column-rule-style Property

In the following example, the rules between columns are double. In this example the color is specified for the rule with the column-rule-color property.

Example of the column-rule-style property with the "double" value:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      div {
        /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
        -webkit-column-count: 3;
        -webkit-column-gap: 30px;
        -webkit-column-rule-style: double;
        -webkit-column-rule-width: 5px;
        -webkit-column-rule-color: #1c87c9;
        /* Firefox */
        -moz-column-count: 3;
        -moz-column-gap: 30px;
        -moz-column-rule-style: double;
        -moz-column-rule-width: 5px;
        -moz-column-rule-color: #1c87c9;
        column-count: 3;
        column-gap: 30px;
        column-rule-style: double;
        column-rule-color: #1c87c9;
        column-rule-width: 5px;
        text-align: justify;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Column-rule-style property example</h1>
    <div>
      Lorem Ipsum is dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. It was popularised in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Values

Value Description Play it
none No rule is defined. This is the default value. Play it »
hidden Rule is hidden. Play it »
dotted Rule is dotted. Play it »
dashed Rule is dashed. Play it »
solid Rule is solid. Play it »
double Rule is double. Play it »
groove Rule is 3D groove. Width and color values define the effect. Play it »
ridge Rule is 3D ridge. Width and color values define the effect. Play it »
inset Rule is 3D inset. Width and color values define the effect. Play it »
outset Rule is 3D outset. Width and color values define the effect. Play it »
initial Sets the property to its default value. Play it »
inherit Inherits the property from its parent element.

Browser support

chrome edge firefox safari opera
50.0
-webkit-
12.0
-webkit-
52.0
+ 3.5 -moz-
3.0
-webkit-
11.1
+ 15.0 -webkit-

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