The column-rule-color CSS property sets the color of the line drawn between columns in a multi-column layout.

/* <color> values */ column-rule-color: red; column-rule-color: rgb(192, 56, 78); column-rule-color: transparent; column-rule-color: hsla(0, 100%, 50%, 0.6);  /* Global values */ column-rule-color: inherit; column-rule-color: initial; column-rule-color: revert; column-rule-color: unset; 

column-rule-color

The column-rule-color CSS property sets the color of the line drawn between columns in a multi-column layout.

Syntax

/* <color> values */ column-rule-color: red; column-rule-color: rgb(192, 56, 78); column-rule-color: transparent; column-rule-color: hsla(0, 100%, 50%, 0.6);  /* Global values */ column-rule-color: inherit; column-rule-color: initial; column-rule-color: revert; column-rule-color: unset; 

The column-rule-color property is specified as a single <color> value.

Values

<color>

The color of the rule that separates columns.

Formal definition

Initial value	currentcolor
Applies to	multicol elements
Inherited	no
Computed value	computed color
Animation type	a color

Formal syntax

<color>
where <color> = <rgb()> | <rgba()> | <hsl()> | <hsla()> | <hwb()> | <hex-color> | <named-color> | currentcolor | <deprecated-system-color>
where <rgb()> = rgb( <percentage>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgb( <number>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgb( <percentage>#{3} , <alpha-value>? ) | rgb( <number>#{3} , <alpha-value>? )<rgba()> = rgba( <percentage>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgba( <number>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgba( <percentage>#{3} , <alpha-value>? ) | rgba( <number>#{3} , <alpha-value>? )<hsl()> = hsl( <hue> <percentage> <percentage> [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | hsl( <hue>, <percentage>, <percentage>, <alpha-value>? )<hsla()> = hsla( <hue> <percentage> <percentage> [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | hsla( <hue>, <percentage>, <percentage>, <alpha-value>? )<hwb()> = hwb( [<hue> | none] [<percentage> | none] [<percentage> | none] [ / [<alpha-value> | none] ]? )
where <alpha-value> = <number> | <percentage><hue> = <number> | <angle>

Examples

Setting a blue column rule

HTML

<p>This is a bunch of text split into three columns.    The `column-rule-color` property is used to change    the color of the line that is drawn between columns.    Don't you think that's wonderful?</p> 

CSS

p {   column-count: 3;   column-rule-style: solid;   column-rule-color: blue; } 

Result

Specifications

Specification
CSS Multi-column Layout Module Level 2 # crc

See also

The <color> data type Other color-related properties: color, background-color, border-color, outline-color, text-decoration-color, text-emphasis-color, text-shadow, and caret-color Applying color to HTML elements using CSS

Last modified: Aug 12, 2021, by MDN contributors

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