CSS border-width Property

Description

The border-width property specifies the border width of an element. Used as a shortcut to determine the entire border width in one rule.

  • Initial valueSee individual properties
  • Applies toAll elements
  • InheritedNo
  • MediaVisual
  • Computed valueSee individual properties
  • AnimatableYes
  • CSS VersionCSS1, CSS2, CSS3
  • JavaScript syntaxobject.style.borderWidth

Syntax

Formal syntax: <line-width>{1,4} 

border-width: 2px;
border-width: 2px 1px;
border-width: 2px 4px 3px;
border-width: 2px 1px 3px 4px;

Values

<line-width> = <length> | thin | medium | thick
  • thinLess than the default width.
  • mediumDefault value.
  • thickGreater than the default width.
  • <length>Floating-point number, followed by an absolute units designator (cm, mm, in, pt, or pc) or a relative units designator (em, ex, or px).
  • inherit

Example

.class {
   border-width: medium;
}

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Browser Support

1+Firefox6+Explorer1+Chrome1+Safari8+Opera

Last updated on 23rd March 2014 By Rene Spronk

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