CSS border Property
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 Try it |
| Version: | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.border="3px solid blue" Try it |
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
