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Consider a two column document (via multicol package). Does multicol package provide a mechanism to make the \columnseprule not exactly in the middle of the columns, but shifted a little bit (say 4pts) to the left or right?

You can use the following template (MWE):

\documentclass[]{article}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\setlength{\columnsep}{1.5cm}
\setlength{\columnseprule}{0.4pt}

\begin{document}
   \begin{multicols}{2}
   \lipsum[20]
   \end{multicols}
\end{document}
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Not exactly but

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the package executes \columnseprulecolor before the rule, and if you don't mind abusing Frank's interface, you can make this do anything...

%       \hss{\columnseprulecolor\vrule
%              \@width\columnseprule}\hss}%

\documentclass[]{article}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\setlength{\columnsep}{1.5cm}
\setlength{\columnseprule}{0.4pt}

\renewcommand\columnseprulecolor{\hspace{-20pt}}
\begin{document}
   \begin{multicols}{2}
   \lipsum[20]
   \end{multicols}
\end{document}
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  • I don't mind abusing it at all :). Thank you.
    – balcinus
    Sep 16, 2017 at 19:21
  • @balcinus as long as you don't moan if the interface stays but the internals change :-)
    – Frank Mittelbach
    Sep 17, 2017 at 19:48
  • @FrankMittelbach No problem sir: then I'll abuse the new version :)
    – balcinus
    Sep 17, 2017 at 19:58

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