More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
The border-style property sets the style of an element's four borders. This property can have from one to four values.
Examples:
Default value: | none |
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Inherited: | no |
Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
Version: | CSS1 |
JavaScript syntax: | object.style.borderStyle="dotted double" Try it |
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Property | |||||
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border-style | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
Note: The value "hidden" is not supported in IE7 and earlier. IE8 requires a !DOCTYPE. IE9 and later support "hidden".
Value | Description | Play it |
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none | Default value. Specifies no border | Play it » |
hidden | The same as "none", except in border conflict resolution for table elements | Play it » |
dotted | Specifies a dotted border | Play it » |
dashed | Specifies a dashed border | Play it » |
solid | Specifies a solid border | Play it » |
double | Specifies a double border | Play it » |
groove | Specifies a 3D grooved border. The effect depends on the border-color value | Play it » |
ridge | Specifies a 3D ridged border. The effect depends on the border-color value | Play it » |
inset | Specifies a 3D inset border. The effect depends on the border-color value | Play it » |
outset | Specifies a 3D outset border. The effect depends on the border-color value | Play it » |
initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | Play it » |
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Set different borders on each side of an element:
CSS tutorial: CSS Border
HTML DOM reference: borderStyle property