Column-rule

Description

Shorthand property for column-rule-width column-rule-style column-rule-color.

Column-rule sits in the middle of the column-gap and is styled much like a normal border.

Part of CSS3 Multi-column layout module.

See also:

Columns

Column-gap

Column-rule-width

Column-rule-style

Column-rule-color

Live Example

Play with the code in the textarea below.

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
body{
  column-rule: 2px solid red;
  -moz-column-rule: 2px solid red;
  -webkit-column-rule: 2px solid red;

column-count: 3;
  -moz-column-count: 3;
  -webkit-column-count: 3;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
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</body>
</html>

Values

column-rule-width || column-rule-style || column-rule-color

Introduced in CSS version

Applies to elements

multi column elements

Inherited

Browser Support

Browsers	IE	Firefox	Safari	Opera	Chrome
Versions	10	-moz-	-webkit-	12	-webkit-

Belongs to:

Multi-column Layout

See the full list CSS properties and browser support: CSS Properties

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