CSS Property border
border is a shorthand property that
defines the width, color, and style of a border.
Summary
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Initial value | Initial value from individual properties. |
| Inherited | No. |
| Version | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax | object.style.border="3px solid blue" |
| Applies to | All elements. |
CSS Syntax
border: border-width border-style border-color
Property Values
The property values are listed in the following table.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| border-width | Set the width of the border |
| border-style | Set the style of the border |
| border-color | Set the color of the border |
| inherit | Inherit the border property from the parent element |
Browser compatibility
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border |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Example
An example showing how to use border CSS property.
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<style>
h1 {<!-- w ww.j ava 2 s.co m-->
border: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);
}
p {
border: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>
This is a heading
</h1>
<p>
This is a paragraph of text.
</p>
</body>
</html>Example 2
The following code shows how to add a black thick solid border.
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<style type='text/css'>
div {<!-- ww w .j a va2 s. c om-->
border: thick solid black;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div>border-width: thick;</div>
</body>
</html>