The column-rule-color property sets the color of the rule.
The column-rule-color property is one of the CSS3 properties.
The color of the rule can also be specified by the column-rule shorthand property.
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| Initial Value | currentColor |
| Applies to | Multicol elements. |
| Inherited | No. |
| Animatable | Yes. Color of rule is animatable. |
| Version | CSS3 |
| DOM Syntax | object.style.columnRuleColor = “#666”; |
Syntax
column-rule-color: color | initial | inherit;Example of the column-rule-color property:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
div {
/* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
-webkit-column-count: 3;
-webkit-column-gap: 20px;
-webkit-column-rule-style: dashed;
-webkit-column-rule-color: lightgreen;
/* Firefox */
-moz-column-count: 3;
-moz-column-gap: 20px;
-moz-column-rule-style: dashed;
-moz-column-rule-color: lightgreen;
column-count: 3;
column-gap: 20px;
column-rule-style: dashed;
column-rule-color: lightgreen;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>The column-rule-color example</h1>
<div>
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</div>
</body>
</html>Example of the column-rule-color property with the “hexadecimal” value:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
div {
/* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
-webkit-column-count: 3;
-webkit-column-gap: 40px;
-webkit-column-rule-style: solid;
-webkit-column-rule-color: #8ebf42;
/* Firefox */
-moz-column-count: 3;
-moz-column-gap: 40px;
-moz-column-rule-style: solid;
-moz-column-rule-color: #8ebf42;
column-count: 3;
column-gap: 40px;
column-rule-style: solid;
column-rule-color: #8ebf42;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>The column-rule-color 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>
Result
Example of the column-rule-color property with the “RGB” value:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
div {
/* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
-webkit-column-count: 3;
-webkit-column-gap: 40px;
-webkit-column-rule-style: double;
-webkit-column-rule-color: rgb(234, 211, 21);
/* Firefox */
-moz-column-count: 3;
-moz-column-gap: 40px;
-moz-column-rule-style: double;
-moz-column-rule-color: rgb(234, 211, 21);
column-count: 3;
column-gap: 40px;
column-rule-style: double;
column-rule-color: rgb(234, 211, 21);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>The column-rule-color 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>Example of the column-rule-color property with the “HSL” 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: solid;
-webkit-column-rule-color: hsl(351, 97%, 57%);
/* Firefox */
-moz-column-count: 3;
-moz-column-gap: 30px;
-moz-column-rule-style: solid;
-moz-column-rule-color: hsl(351, 97%, 57%);
column-count: 3;
column-gap: 30px;
column-rule-style: solid;
column-rule-color: hsl(351, 97%, 57%);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>The column-rule-color 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>