CSS GUIDE BORDER

Summary

The border property is a shorthand property for setting the individual border property values in a single place in the style sheet. border can be used to set the values for one or more of: border-width, border-style, border-color.

• Initial value: see individual properties for details
• Applies to: all elements
• Inherited: no
• Percentages: N/A
• Media: visual
• Computed value: see individual properties

Syntax

border: [border-width || border-style || border-color | inherit] ;

Legal Values

border-width

• See border-width.

border-style

• See border-style.

border-color

• See border-color.

Usage Examples

element { 
    border: 1px solid #000;
}

Specification Conformance

• CSS 1
• CSS 2.1
• CSS 3

Browser Compatibility

Browser	Lowest Version
Internet Explorer	4
Firefox	1
Netscape	4
Opera	3.5