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CSS Borders

Overview

The CSS border properties allow you to specify the style, width, and color of an element's border. I have borders on all sides. I have a red, bottom border. I have rounded borders. I have a blue, left border.

CSS Border Style

Formula

The border - style property specifies what kind of border to display.

The following values are allowed:

dotted - Defines a dotted border dashed - Defines a dashed border solid - Defines a solid border double - Defines a double border groove

Formula

- Defines a 3D grooved border. The effect depends on the border - color value ridge
- Defines a 3D ridged border. The effect depends on the border - color value inset
- Defines a 3D inset border. The effect depends on the border - color value outset
- Defines a 3D outset border. The effect depends on the border - color value none
  • Defines no border hidden - Defines a hidden border The border-style property can have from one to four values (for the top border, right border, bottom border, and the left border).

Example

Demonstration of the different border styles:

p.dotted {border-style: dotted;}

p.dashed

{border-style: dashed;}
p.solid {border-style: solid;}

p.double

{border-style: double;}
p.groove {border-style: groove;}

p.ridge

{border-style: ridge;}
p.inset {border-style: inset;}

p.outset

{border-style: outset;}
p.none {border-style: none;}
p.hidden {border-style: hidden;}
p.mix {border-style: dotted dashed solid double;}

Result:

A dotted border. A dashed border. A solid border. A double border.

Formula

A groove border. The effect depends on the border - color value.
A ridge border. The effect depends on the border - color value.
An inset border. The effect depends on the border - color value.
An outset border. The effect depends on the border - color value.

No border. A hidden border. A mixed border.

Note:

None of the OTHER CSS border properties (which you will learn more about in the next chapters) will have ANY effect unless the border-style property is set!

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