<!DOCTYPE html>
<style>
    div.columns {
        direction: rtl;
        height: 50px;
        width: 110px;
        margin: 10px 0;
        padding: 10px;
        border: solid black;
        font-family: Ahem;
        font-size: 25px;
        color: lightblue;
        -webkit-columns: 2;
        -webkit-column-gap: 10px;
        columns: 2;
        column-gap: 10px;
        column-fill: auto;
        display: inline-block;
        vertical-align: bottom;
    }

    div.marker {
        position: absolute;
        border: solid dodgerblue;
        -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
    }

    input[type="range"] {
        -webkit-appearance: none;
        width: 25px;
        height: 25px;
        background-color: lightblue;
        margin: 0;
    }

    input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
        -webkit-appearance: none;
    }
</style>
<p>
    The blue borders should coincide with light blue squares, like this:
    <span style="display: inline-block; background-color: lightblue; border: solid dodgerblue; width: 19px; height: 19px;"></span>.
    There should be none of this:
    <span style="display: inline-block; background-color: lightblue; width: 25px; height: 25px;"></span>
    or this:
    <span style="display: inline-block; border: solid dodgerblue; width: 19px; height: 19px;"></span>.
</p>
<div class="columns" id="t1">
    <br>x y z
</div>

<div class="columns">
    <br><span id="t2">x y z</span>
</div>

<div class="columns">
    <br><div id="t3">x y z</div>
</div>

<div class="columns">
    <br><div id="t4"><br>y z</div>
</div>

<div class="columns">
    <br><div><br><input id="t5" type="range"></div>
</div>

<div class="columns">
    <br><div><br><img id="t6" style="width: 25px; height: 25px; background-color: lightblue;"></div>
</div>

<p>
    Except here, where the blue border should be around the bigger slice of the blue square, on the left.
</p>

<div class="columns">
    <div id="t7" style=" margin-top: 40px; width: 25px; height: 25px; background-color: lightblue;"></div>
</div>

<script>
    function placeMarker(clientRect)
    {
        var marker = document.body.appendChild(document.createElement("div"));
        marker.className = "marker";
        marker.style.left = clientRect.left + "px";
        marker.style.top = clientRect.top + "px";
        marker.style.width = clientRect.width + "px";
        marker.style.height = clientRect.height + "px";
    }

    function placeMarkersForRange(range, startOffset)
    {
        if (startOffset === undefined)
            startOffset = 0;

        var clientRects = range.getClientRects();
        for (var i = startOffset; i < clientRects.length; ++i)
            placeMarker(clientRects[i]);
    }

    var range = document.createRange();

    var textNode = document.getElementById("t1").firstChild.nextSibling.nextSibling;
    range.setStart(textNode, 0);
    range.setEnd(textNode, 5);
    placeMarkersForRange(range);

    textNode = document.getElementById("t2").firstChild;
    range.setStart(textNode, 0);
    range.setEnd(textNode, 5);
    placeMarkersForRange(range);

    textNode = document.getElementById("t3").firstChild;
    range.setStart(textNode, 0);
    range.setEnd(textNode, 5);
    placeMarkersForRange(range);

    var block = document.getElementById("t4");
    range.selectNode(block);
    placeMarkersForRange(range, 1);

    var slider = document.getElementById("t5");
    range.selectNode(slider);
    placeMarkersForRange(range);

    var image = document.getElementById("t6");
    range.selectNode(image);
    placeMarkersForRange(range);

    var div = document.getElementById("t7");
    range.selectNode(div);
    placeMarkersForRange(div);
</script>