CSS Reference

Quick Reference

The border-style property sets the style of all four borders of an element, and can have from one to four values.

/* sets all 4 borders */
div {
    border-style: dashed;
}
/* sets the top and bottom border to dashed, and the left and right borders to solid */
div {
    border-style: dashed solid;
}
/* sets the top border to dashed, the two side borders to solid,and the bottom border to dotted */
div {
    border-style: dashed solid dotted;
}
/* sets the top border to dashed, the right side border to solid,the bottom border to dotted, and the left side border to groove */
div {
    border-width: dashed solid dotted groove;
}

Default

Default valuenone
Inherited valuesno
Can it be animated?no

These are the allowed values.

ValueDescription
noneSpecifies no border (default)
hiddenThe same as "none" (except in border conflict resolution for table elements)
dottedSpecifies a dotted border
dashedSpecifies a dashed border
solidSpecifies a solid border
doubleSpecifies a double border
grooveSpecifies a 3D grooved border
ridgeSpecifies a 3D ridged border
insetSpecifies a 3D inset border
outsetSpecifies a 3D outset border
initialSets this property to its default value
inheritInherits 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.borderStyle = 'dashed solid';
<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>

<script>
function my_function() {
    document.getElementById('my_div').style.borderStyle = 'dashed solid';
}
</script>

CSS Notes:


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