Name

border-width — IE4 P/P | IE5 P/Y | NN4 B/B | Op3 Y/-

Synopsis

Sets the width of the overall border of an element, which will inherit the element’s background, and may have a foreground of its own (see border-style). Negative length values are not permitted.

Example

H1 {border-width: 2ex;}

Values

[ thin | medium | thick | <length> ]{1,4}

Default

not defined for shorthand properties

Inherited

no

Applies to

all elements

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