CSS column-rule-color
The CSS column-rule-color property allows you to set the color of the column rule between columns on a multi-column layout.
The column rule appears as a kind of border that appears in between the columns on a multi-column layout.
The column-rule-color property should be used in conjunction with the column-rule-width and column-rule-style properties, otherwise no effect will take place (due to there being no "style" or "width" value).
You can use the column-rule shorthand property to set the column rule's width, style, and color of in one place.
Syntax
Possible Values
<color>Defines the color for the column rule. Must be a color value. For example,
#4682b4,steelblue,rgb(70,130,180), etc.See CSS color for more information on colors.
In addition, all CSS properties also accept the following CSS-wide keyword values as the sole component of their property value:
initial- Represents the value specified as the property's initial value.
inherit- Represents the computed value of the property on the element's parent.
unset- This value acts as either
inheritorinitial, depending on whether the property is inherited or not. In other words, it sets all properties to their parent value if they are inheritable or to their initial value if not inheritable.
Basic Property Information
- Initial Value
currentcolor- Applies To
- Multi-column containers
- Inherited?
- No
- Media
- Visual
- Animatable
- Yes (see example)
Example Code
Basic CSS
Working Example within an HTML Document
This example uses vendor prefixes for the multi-column layout due to lack of browser support for the official standard at the time of writing.
CSS Specifications
- The
column-rule-colorproperty is defined in CSS Multi-column Layout Module Level 1 (W3C Working Draft).
Browser Support
Browser support for CSS properties can vary, particularly for newer or experimental features. Check current browser compatibility before using a property in production, especially when supporting older browsers.
The following table provided by Caniuse.com shows the level of browser support for this feature.
Initial Value
CSS properties have an initial value that applies when the property has not been explicitly set. The initial value is different from the value inherited from a parent element and may vary between properties.
Inheritance
Some CSS properties inherit their computed value from their parent element by default, while others do not. The inherit, initial, unset, and revert keywords can also be used to control how a property gets its value.
Vendor Prefixes
Most modern CSS properties use the standard, unprefixed syntax. Vendor-prefixed properties such as -webkit- are mainly relevant to older browser versions or specific features and should only be used when required by your browser support targets.