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