outline
Description
This shorthand property sets the overall outline for an element.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Initial value | invert none medium |
| Inherited | No. |
| Version | CSS2 |
| JavaScript syntax | object.style.outline="#FF00FF dotted thin" |
| Applies to | All elements. |
Syntax and Property Values
outline: outline-color outline-style outline-width;
The property values are listed in the following table.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| outline-color | Set the color |
| outline-style | Set the style |
| outline-width | Set the width |
| inherit | Inherit the value of the outline property from the parent element |
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
p{<!--from w w w. j a v a 2 s.co m-->
border:1px solid red;
outline:green dotted thick;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>paragraph</p>
</body>
</html>
The code above generates the following result.
