CSS border-left-width Property

Example

Set a width for the left border:

div {border-left-width: thin;}

Definition and Usage

The border-left-width property sets the width of an element's left border.

Note: Always declare the border-style or the border-left-style property before the border-left-width property. An element must have borders before you can change the width.

Default value:	medium
Inherited:	no
Animatable:	yes.
Version:	CSS1
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.borderLeftWidth="5px"

• Inherited : "Inherited = no" means that it cannot takes (inherit) it's value from it's parent element.
• object - object in javascript means the element on which border-left-width is applied.
• Animatable - "Animatable = yes" means that it can be animated with CSS @keyframes.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
border-left-width	1.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	3.5

CSS Syntax

border-left-width: medium|thin|thick|length|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value	Description	Demo
medium	Specifies a medium left border. This is default
thin	Specifies a thin left border
thick	Specifies a thick left border
length	Allows you to define the thickness of the left border.
initial	Sets this property to its default value.
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element.

More Examples

Example

Set the width of the left border to medium:

div {border-left-width: medium;}

Example

Set the width of the left border to thick:

div {border-left-width: thick;}

Example

Set the width of the left border to 1px:

div {border-left-width: 1px;}

Example

Set the width of the left border to 15px:

div {border-left-width: 15px;}