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Style outlineWidth Property

Style Object Reference Style Object

Definition and Usage

The outlineWidth property sets or returns the width of the outline around an element.

Syntax

Set the outlineWidth property:

Object.style.outlineWidth="thin|medium|thick|length|inherit"

Return the outlineWidth property:

Object.style.outlineWidth

Value Description
thin Defines a thin outline
medium Defines a medium outline. This is default
thick Defines a thick outline
length The width of the outline in length units
inherit The width of the outline is inherited from the parent element


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The outlineWidth property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: IE8 supports the outlineWidth property only if a !DOCTYPE is specified.


Tips and Notes

An outline is a line around an element. It is displayed around the margin of the element. However, it is different from the border property.

The outline is not a part of the element's dimensions, therefore the element's width and height properties do not contain the width of the outline.


Example

Example

Change the width of the outline:

<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
#ex1
{
border:1px solid red;
outline:green dotted thick;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
function displayResult()
{
document.getElementById("ex1").style.outlineWidth="10px";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<div id="ex1">This is some text.</div>
<br />
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Change outline width</button>

</body>
</html>

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Style Object Reference Style Object

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