CSS GUIDE BORDER STYLE
This document is a work in progress and is subject to change.
Summary
The border-style property sets the style of an element's border. This property must be specified for the border to be visible. Between one and four keywords are specified. If four values are given, they apply to top, right, bottom, and left border style, respectively. If one value is given, it applies to all sides. If two or three values are given, the missing values are taken from the opposite side.
Inherited: No
Syntax
border-style: value optionalvalue2 optionalvalue3 optionalvalue4
Legal Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| none | Defines no border |
| hidden | The same as "none", except in border conflict resolution for table elements |
| dotted | Defines a dotted border |
| dashed | Defines a dashed border |
| solid | Defines a solid border |
| double | Defines two borders. The width of the two borders are the same as the border-width value |
| groove | 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 |
Mozilla Recommended Values
Usage Examples
p{border-style: dotted}
All four borders will be dotted.
p{border-style: dotted dashed}
Top and bottom border will be dotted, left an right border will be dashed.
p{border-style: dotted dashed solid}
Top border will be dotted, left and right border will be dashed, bottom border will be solid.
p{border-style: dotted dashed solid double}
Top border will be dotted, right border will be dashed, bottom border will be solid, left border will be double.
Notes
Specification Conformance
CSS1 Conformance: Browsers are allowed to treat values of dotted, dashed, groove, ridge, inset, outset and double as the value solid.
Browser Compatibility
Browser Compatibility: IE 4+ / NN 4+