CSS border Property

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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

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

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


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