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CSS border Property

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Definition

The border property is a shorthand property for setting all of the properties for the four borders in one declaration.

Inherited: No

Note: This property can not set a different value for each side of the border, like "margin" and "padding".

JavaScript Syntax

CSS properties can also be dynamically changed with a JavaScript.

Scripting Syntax: object.style.border="thick solid #0000FF"

In our HTML DOM tutorial you can find more details about the border property.

In our HTML DOM tutorial you can also find a full Style Object Reference.

Example

p
{
border: thin dotted #00FF00
}

span
{
border: solid #0000FF
}

Possible Values

Value	Description
border-width border-style border-color	Sets the properties for the four borders

Try-It-Yourself Demos

All the border properties in one declaration
This example demonstrates a shorthand property for setting all of the properties for the four borders in one declaration, can have from one to three values.

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