CSS border-bottom Property
Example
Set the style of the bottom border for different elements:
h1 {
border-bottom: 5px solid red;
}
h2 {
border-bottom: 4px dotted blue;
}
div {
border-bottom: double;
}
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Definition and Usage
The border-bottom property is a shorthand
property for (in the following order):
If border-bottom-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.borderBottom="15px dotted lightblue" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| border-bottom | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
CSS Syntax
border-bottom: border-width border-style border-color|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| border-bottom-width | Required. Specifies the width of the bottom border. Default value is "medium" | Demo ❯ |
| border-bottom-style | Required. Specifies the style of the bottom border. Default value is "none" | Demo ❯ |
| border-bottom-color | Optional. Specifies the color of the bottom border. Default value is the color of the text | Demo ❯ |
| 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
HTML DOM reference: borderBottom property
