Quick Reference
The border-image-slice property specifies how to slice the border image. The image is always sliced into nine sections: four corners, four edges and the middle.
div {
border-image-source: url(border_image.jpg);
border-image-slice: 50%;
}Default
| Default value | 100% |
| Inherited values | no |
| Can it be animated? | no |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| number | Represent pixels for raster images or coordinates for vector images |
| % | Percentages are relative to the height or width of the image |
| fill | Causes the middle part of the image to be displayed |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element |
Using JavaScript
The HTML element can also be styled using JavaScript and the element’s id.
document.getElementById('my_div').style.borderImageSlice = '50%';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.borderImageSlice = '50%';
}
</script>CSS Notes:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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