Quick Reference
The border-right property is a shorthand property for all the other properties a CSS right border can be given.
div {
border-right: #ff0000 solid 4px;
}Default
| Default value | (text color) none medium |
| Inherited values | no |
| Can it be animated? | yes |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| border-right-width | Specifies the width of the right border (default value is "medium") |
| border-right-style | Specifies the style of the right border (default value is "none") (required) |
| border-right-color | Specifies the color of the right border (default value is the color of the text) |
| 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.borderRight = 'red solid thin';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.borderRight = 'red solid thin';
}
</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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