Name
border-style
Synopsis
This shorthand
property can be used to set the styles for the overall border of an
element, or for each side individually. The value of any border must
be something other than none
for the border to
appear. In CSS1, HTML user agents were only required to support
solid
and none
.
Values:
[ none
| hidden
|
dotted
| dashed
|
solid
| double
|
groove
| ridge
|
inset
| outset
]{1,4} |
inherit
Initial value:
not defined for shorthand properties
Applies to:
all elements
Inherited:
no
Computed value:
see individual properties (border-top-style
, etc.)
Note:
HTML user agents are only required to support
solid
and none
; the rest of the
values (except for hidden
) may be interpreted as
solid
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