Round caps on paragraph rules

[MDMuir]

Hi! Suspect this isn't possible but thought I'd ask anyway: is there any way to round the caps on paragraph rules in the same as with strokes?

Thanks very much

[vinny38 · Accepted solution]

[MDMuir]

Haha, brilliant! Thanks Vinny!

[vinny38]

You' re welcome... That was an easy one

Paragraph rules are not so restrictive as you might think, have a look here for a few examples of what can be done:

InDesign tutorial: Creating effects with paragraph rules | lynda.com - YouTube

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

Just for comment: … with a "personalized" stroke!

(^/)

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

Aha! Uwe, thanks for explanations!

(^/) 

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

… About the stroke length, 0.088 mm is enough! 

(^/)

[Laubender]

Hi MDMuir,

It's possible.

You have to define  a custom stroke style with the Strokes panel first.

Then you could apply it to your paragraph style:

Screenshots from my German InDesign CC 2017.

Regards,
Uwe

[Barb Binder]

And for more examples of the myriad possibilities of combining custom rules and custom underlines, see:

Adobe InDesign: Using Rules & Underlines Together - Rocky Mountain Training

[vinny38]

Oooh Barb.... I said no!

I do NOT want dog paws under my text

[Barb Binder]

Oh you do, Vinny. You just don't know it yet.