border-style
Description
border-style shorthand property sets the styles for the overall border of an element or for each side individually.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Inherited | No. |
| Version | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax | object.style.borderStyle="dotted double" |
| Applies to | All elements. |
border-style:dotted solid double dashed;
equals to
- top border is dotted
- right border is solid
- bottom border is double
- left border is dashed
border-style:dotted solid double;
equals to
- top border is dotted
- right and left borders are solid
- bottom border is double
border-style:dotted solid;
equals to
- top and bottom borders are dotted
- right and left borders are solid
border-style:dotted;
equals to all four borders are dotted.
Syntax and Property Values
border-style: style [ style style style ]
Each individual style value can be set to a value of none, dotted,
dashed, solid, double,
groove, hidden, ridge, inset, or outset.
The property values are listed in the following table.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| none | no border |
| hidden | The same as "none", except in border conflict resolution for table elements |
| dotted | a dotted border |
| dashed | a dashed border |
| solid | a solid border |
| double | a double border |
| groove | a 3D grooved border whose effect depends on the border-color value |
| ridge | a 3D ridged border whose effect depends on the border-color value |
| inset | a 3D inset border whose effect depends on the border-color value |
| outset | a 3D outset border whose effect depends on the border-color value |
| inherit | inherit the border style from the parent element |
Example
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<style>
body {<!--from w w w . j av a2s .c o m-->
font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif;
}
p {
border-color: #000000;
}
.none {
border-style: none;
}
.solid {
border-style: solid;
}
.dotted {
border-style: dotted;
}
.dashed {
border-style: dashed;
}
.double {
border-style: double;
}
.groove {
border-style: groove;
}
.ridge {
border-style: ridge;
}
.inset {
border-style: inset;
}
.outset {
border-style: outset;
}
.hidden {
border-style: hidden;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p class="none">a border-style property set to none.</p>
<p class="solid">a border-style property set to solid.</p>
<p class="dotted">a border-style property set to dotted.</p>
<p class="dashed">a border-style property set to dashed.</p>
<p class="double">a border-style property set to double.</p>
<p class="groove">a border-style property set to groove.</p>
<p class="ridge">a border-style property set to ridge.</p>
<p class="inset">a border-style property set to inset.</p>
<p class="outset">a border-style property set to outset.</p>
<p class="hidden">a border-style property set to hidden.</p>
</body>
</html>
The code above generates the following result.
