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CSS border-left-width Property

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Definition

The border-left-width property sets the width of an element's left border.

Inherited: No

Note: Always declare the border-style property before the border-width property. An element must have borders before you change the width of them.

JavaScript Syntax

CSS properties can also be dynamically changed with a JavaScript.

Scripting Syntax: object.style.borderLeftWidth="thick"

In our HTML DOM tutorial you can find more details about the borderLeftWidth property.

In our HTML DOM tutorial you can also find a full Style Object Reference.

Example

table
{
border-style: solid;
border-left-width: thin
}

table
{
border-style: solid;
border-left-width: 0.5cm
}

Possible Values

Value	Description
thin	Defines a thin left border.
medium	Default. Defines a medium left border.
thick	Defines a thick left border.
length	Allows you to define the thickness of the left border.

Try-It-Yourself Demos

Set the width of the left border
This example demonstrates how to set the width of the left border.

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