CSS border-block-width Property
Example
Set a width for the borders in block direction:
#example1 {
border-block-style: solid;
border-block-width: 10px;
}
#example2 {
border-block-style: solid;
border-block-width: thin thick;
}
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Definition and Usage
The border-block-width property sets the width of an element's borders in the block direction.
Note: For the border-block-width property to take effect, the border-block-style must be set.
Values for the border-block-width property can be set in different ways:
If the border-block-width property has two values:
- border-block-width: 10px 50px;
- border width at block start is 10px
- border width at block end is 50px
If the border-block-width property has one value:
- border-block-width: 10px;
- border width at block start and end is 10px
The CSS
border-block-width property is very similar to CSS properties
border-bottom-width,
border-left-width,
border-right-width and
border-top-width, but the
border-block-width property is dependent on block direction.
Note: The related CSS property
writing-mode defines block direction. This affects where the start and end of a block is and the result of the border-block-width property. For pages in English, inline direction is left to right and block direction is downward.
| Default value: | medium |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | yes. Read about animatable Try it |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.borderBlockWidth="3px 10px" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| border-block-width | 87.0 | 87.0 | 66.0 | 14.1 | 73.0 |
CSS Syntax
border-block-width: medium|thin|thick|length|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| medium | Specifies a medium border. This is default | Demo ❯ |
| thin | Specifies a thin border | Demo ❯ |
| thick | Specifies a thick border | Demo ❯ |
| length | Allows you to define the thickness of the border. Read about length units | Demo ❯ |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
More Examples
With writing-mode property
The position of the borders at the start and end in the block direction is affected by the writing-mode property:
div {
border-block-style: solid;
writing-mode: vertical-rl;
border-block-width: 5px;
}
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Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Border
CSS border property: CSS Border property
CSS border-block property: CSS Border-block property
CSS border-block-end-width property: CSS Border-block-end-width property
CSS border-block-start-width property: CSS Border-block-start-width property
CSS border-block-style property: CSS Border-block-style property
CSS border-bottom-width property: CSS Border-bottom-width property
CSS border-left-width property: CSS Border-left-width property
CSS border-right-width property: CSS Border-right-width property
CSS border-top-width property: CSS Border-top-width property
CSS writing-mode property: CSS Writing-mode property