CSS border Property
 Complete CSS Reference
Example
Set the style of the four border:
p
{
border:5px solid red;
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Definition and Usage
The border shorthand property sets all the border properties in
one declaration.
The properties that can be set, are (in order): border-width, border-style, and border-color.
It does not matter if one of the values above are missing, e.g. border:solid #ff0000; is allowed.
| Default value: |
not specified |
| Inherited: |
no |
| Version: |
CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.border="3px solid blue" |
Browser Support
The border property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".
Property Values
| Value |
Description |
| border-width |
Specifies the width of the border. See border-width for possible values |
| border-style |
Specifies the style of the border. See border-style for possible values |
| border-color |
Specifies the color of the border. See border-color for possible values |
| inherit |
Specifies that the value of the border property should be inherited
from the parent element |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Border
HTML DOM reference:
border property
Complete CSS Reference
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