CSS border Property

Set the style of the borders for different elements:

h1 {
border: 5px solid red;
}

h2 {
border: 4px dotted blue;
}

div {
border: double;
}

Definition and Usage

The border property is a shorthand property for:

If border-color is omitted, the color applied will be the color of the text.

Default value:	medium none color
Inherited:	no
Animatable:	yes, see individual properties. Read about animatable Try it
Version:	CSS1
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.border="3px solid blue" Try it

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
border	1.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	3.5

border: border-width border-style border-color|initial|inherit;

Value	Description	Demo
border-width	Specifies the width of the border. Default value is "medium"	Demo ❯
border-style	Specifies the style of the border. Default value is "none"	Demo ❯
border-color	Specifies the color of the border. Default value is the color of the text	Demo ❯
initial	Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

CSS tutorial: CSS Border

CSS tutorial: CSS Box Model

HTML DOM reference: border property