CSS border Property






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CSS border Property



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Example


Set the style of the borders for different elements:



h1 {
    border: 5px solid red;
}

h2 {
   
border: 4px dotted blue;
}

div {
    border:
double;
}

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Definition and Usage


The border property is a shorthand property for:



  • border-width


  • border-style (required)

  • border-color


If border-color is omitted, the color applied will be the color of the text.
























Default value: medium none color
Inherited: no
Animatable: yes, see individual properties. Read about animatable
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Version: CSS1
JavaScript syntax: object.style.border="3px solid blue"
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Browser Support


The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.




















Property
border 1.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 3.5




CSS Syntax



border: border-width border-style border-color|initial|inherit;


Property Values




























Value Description
border-width Specifies the width of the border. Default value is "medium"
border-style Specifies the style of the border. Default value is "none"
border-color Specifies the color of the border. Default value is the color of the
text
initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit




Related Pages


CSS tutorial: CSS Border


CSS tutorial: CSS Box Model


HTML DOM reference: border property




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