How to add a Vertical Line in Html

In this article, we will learn how to easily add the Vertical line in the HTML document using the External CSS and the HR tag transform property with the help of various examples.

Following are the various methods to add a vertical line in the HTML document.

Example 1:

<! DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  <head> 
<meta charset = "UTF-8" />
  <meta name = "viewport" content = "width=device-width,
   initial-scale = 1.0" />
    <title> 
       How to add vertical line using CSS 
    </title>
</head>
<style>
@import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Bangers);	
h1 {
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: #fff;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 1em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: 3vw;
  z-index: 1000;
  font-family: 'Bangers', cursive;
  text-shadow: 5px 5px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
  @include skew(0, -6.7deg, false);
  @include transition-property(font-size);
  @include transition-duration(0.5s);
 
}
h2 {
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: #fff;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 1em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: 2vw;
  z-index: 1000;
  font-family: 'Bangers', cursive;
  text-shadow: 5px 5px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
  @include skew(0, -6.7deg, false);
  @include transition-property(font-size);
  @include transition-duration(0.5s);
}
body {
	background: linear-gradient(8deg, #23d5ab, #edcdd9, #d54c23, #989d9b);
	background-size: 400% 400%;
	animation: gradient 15s ease infinite;
	height: 100vh;
}
@keyframes gradient {
	0% {
		background-position: 0% 50%;
	}
	50% {
		background-position: 100% 50%;
	}
	100% {
		background-position: 0% 50%;
	}
}
.outer {
  width: 5px;
  height: 100%;
   font-weight: bold;
  margin: auto;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.inner {
  position: absolute;
  width:100%;
  height: 40%;
  background: grey;
  top: 30%;
  box-shadow: 0px 0px 30px 20px grey;
}
</style>
<body>
<h1> Example </h1>
<h2> How to add Vertical Line using CSS </h2>
<div class = "outer">
  <div class = "inner"> </div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Explanation:

In the above example, we have created an example of how to add a vertical line in an HTML document with the help of CSS.

Output:

Following is the output of this example.

Example 2:

<! DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  <head> 
    <title> 
<meta charset = "UTF-8" />
  <meta name = "viewport" content = "width=device-width,
   initial-scale = 1.0" />
How to add Vertical Line using HR tag transform property in CSS    </title>
</head>
<style>
@import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Bangers);	
h1 {
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: #fff;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 1em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: 3vw;
  z-index: 1000;
  font-family: 'Bangers', cursive;
  text-shadow: 5px 5px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
  @include skew(0, -6.7deg, false);
  @include transition-property(font-size);
  @include transition-duration(0.5s);
 
}
h2 {
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: #fff;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 1em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: 2vw;
  z-index: 1000;
  font-family: 'Bangers', cursive;
  text-shadow: 5px 5px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
  @include skew(0, -6.7deg, false);
  @include transition-property(font-size);
  @include transition-duration(0.5s);
}
body {
	background: linear-gradient(8deg, #23d5ab, #edcdd9, #d54c23, #989d9b);
	background-size: 400% 400%;
	animation: gradient 15s ease infinite;
	height: 100vh;
}
@keyframes gradient {
	0% {
		background-position: 0% 50%;
	}
	50% {
		background-position: 100% 50%;
	}
	100% {
		background-position: 0% 50%;
	}
}
  hr {
    transform: rotate(90deg);
	border: 1px solid red;
	position: relative;
        top: 120px;
        border: none;
        height: 12px;
        background: black;
        margin-bottom: 50px;
		width: 200px;
  }
</style>
<body>
<h1> Example </h1>
<h2> How to add Vertical Line using HR tag transform property in CSS </h2>
<hr>
</body>
</html>

Explanation:

In the above example, we have created an example of how to add a vertical line in an HTML document with the help of the HR tag transform property.

  hr {
    transform: rotate(90deg);
}

Output:

Following is the output of this example.

Example 3:

<! DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  <meta charset = "UTF-8" />
  <meta name = "viewport" content = "width=device-width,
   initial-scale = 1.0" />
<head> 
    <title> 
        How to add Vertical Zigzag Line using CSS </title>
</head>
<style>
@import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Bangers);	
h1 {
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: #fff;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 1em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: 3vw;
  z-index: 1000;
  font-family: 'Bangers', cursive;
  text-shadow: 5px 5px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
  @include skew(0, -6.7deg, false);
  @include transition-property(font-size);
  @include transition-duration(0.5s);
}
h2 {
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: #fff;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 1em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: 2vw;
  z-index: 1000;
  font-family: 'Bangers', cursive;
  text-shadow: 5px 5px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
  @include skew(0, -6.7deg, false);
  @include transition-property(font-size);
  @include transition-duration(0.5s);
}
body {
	background: linear-gradient(8deg, #23d5ab, #edcdd9, #d54c23, #989d9b);
	background-size: 400% 400%;
	animation: gradient 15s ease infinite;
	height: 100vh;
}
@keyframes gradient {
	0% {
		background-position: 0% 50%;
	}
	50% {
		background-position: 100% 50%;
	}
	100% {
		background-position: 0% 50%;
	}
}
.zigzag {
  position: absolute;
  width: 50px;
  z-index: 1;
  height: 100%;
  left: calc(50% - 75px);
}
.zigzag:before,
.zigzag:after {
  content: " ";
  display: block;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
}
.zigzag:before {
  width: 46px;
  left: 110%;
  background: linear-gradient(45deg, #fb1d78 25px, transparent 0) 0 25px, linear-gradient(135deg, #fb1d78 25px, transparent 0) 0 25px;
  background-position: top left;
  background-repeat: repeat-y;
  background-size: 50px 50px;
  height: 100%;
}
.zigzag:after {
  width: 50px;
  left: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(45deg, #fff 25px, transparent 0) 0 25px, linear-gradient(135deg, #fff 25px, transparent 0) 0 25px;
  background-position: top left;
  background-repeat: repeat-y;
  background-size: 50px 50px;
  height: 100%;
}
</style>
<body>
<h1> Example </h1>
<h2> How to add Vertical Zigzag Line using CSS </h2>
<div class = "zigzag"> </div>
</body>
</html>

Explanation:

In the above example, we have created an example of how to add a zigzag vertical line in an HTML document with the help of CSS.

Output:

Following is the output of this example.