border-style

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Published May 12, 2021Updated Sep 3, 2021
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Sets the style of the border. The default value is none.

Syntax

border-style: <line-style>;

where <line-style> can be the following values:

  • none
  • hidden
  • dotted
  • dashed
  • solid
  • double
  • groove
  • ridge
  • inset
  • outset

Example 1

Set border of the h1 element to be green, 3 pixels thick, and dotted:

h1 {
border-color: green;
border-width: 3px;
border-style: dotted;
}

Example 2

Set the top and bottom borders dashed and the left and right borders solid:

h1 {
border-style: dashed solid;
}

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