CSS border-style Property

Example

Set a style for the border:

div {border-style: dotted;}

Definition and Usage

The border-style property sets the style of an element's four borders. This property can have from one to four values.

Examples:

• border-style: dotted solid double dashed;
  • top border is dotted
  • right border is solid
  • bottom border is double
  • left border is dashed
• border-style: dotted solid double;
  • top border is dotted
  • right and left borders are solid
  • bottom border is double
• border-style: dotted solid;
  • top and bottom borders are dotted
  • right and left borders are solid
• border-style: dotted;
  • all four borders are dotted

Default value:	none
Inherited:	no
Animatable:	no.
Version:	CSS1
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.borderStyle="dotted double"

• 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-style is applied.
• Animatable - "Animatable = no" means that it cannot be animated with CSS @keyframes.

Browser Support

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

Property
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".

CSS Syntax

border-style: none|hidden|dotted|dashed|solid|double|groove|ridge|inset|outset|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value	Description	Demo
none	Default value. Specifies no border
hidden	The same as "none", except in border conflict resolution for table elements
dotted	Specifies a dotted border
dashed	Specifies a dashed border
solid	Specifies a solid border
double	Specifies a double border
groove	Specifies a 3D grooved border. The effect depends on the border-color value
ridge	Specifies a 3D ridged border. The effect depends on the border-color value
inset	Specifies a 3D inset border. The effect depends on the border-color value
outset	Specifies a 3D outset border. The effect depends on the border-color value
initial	Sets this property to its default value.
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element.

More Examples

Example

A dashed border:

div {border-style: dashed;}

Example

A solid border:

div {border-style: solid;}

Example

A double border:

div {border-style: double;}

Example

A groove border:

div {
  border-style: groove;
  border-color: blue;
  border-width: 7px;
}

Example

A ridge border:

div {
  border-style: ridge;
  border-color: blue;
  border-width: 7px;
}

Example

An inset border:

div {
  border-style: inset;
  border-color: blue;
  border-width: 7px;
}

Example

An outset border:

div {
  border-style: outset;
  border-color: blue;
  border-width: 7px;
}

Example

Set different borders on each side of an element:

p.one {border-style: dotted solid dashed double;}
p.two {border-style: dotted solid dashed;}
p.three {border-style: dotted solid;}
p.four {border-style: dotted;}