Change the width, style and color of the top border of a <div> element:
document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderTop = "thin dotted red";
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> #myDiv {// ww w.ja v a 2 s . c o m border: thick solid blue; } </style> </head> <body> <div id="myDiv">This is a div element.</div> <br> <button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">Change top border</button> <script> function myFunction() { document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderTop = "thin dotted red"; } </script> </body> </html>