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Style border Property

< Style Object

Example

Add a border to a <div> element:

document.getElementById("myDiv").style.border = "thick solid #0000FF";
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Definition and Usage

The border property sets or returns up to three separate border properties, in a shorthand form.

With this property, you can set/return one or more of the following (in any order):

  • border-width
  • border-style
  • border-color

Browser Support

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

Syntax

Return the border property:

object.style.border

Set the border property:

object.style.border="width style color|initial|inherit"

Property Values

Parameter Description
width Sets the width of the borders
style Sets the style of the borders
color Sets the color of the borders
initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

Technical Details

Default Value: not specified
Return Value: A String, representing the border width, style and/or color of an element
CSS Version CSS1

More Examples

Example

Change the width, style and color of the border of a <div> element:

document.getElementById("myDiv").style.border = "thin dotted red";
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Example

Return the border property values of a <div> element:

alert(document.getElementById("myDiv").style.border);
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Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Border

CSS reference: border property


< Style Object