Quick Reference
The border-left-color property sets the color of an element’s left border. An element must have a border before a color can be applied.
div {
border-left-color: red;
}Default
| Default value | black |
| Inherited values | no |
| Can it be animated? | yes |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| color | Specifies the color of the border (default color is the current color of the element) |
| transparent | Specifies that the border color should be transparent |
| 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.borderLeftColor = 'red';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.borderLeftColor = 'red';
}
</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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