Style borderStyle Property
Example
Add a "solid" border to a <div> element:
document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderStyle = "solid";Try it Yourself »
Definition and Usage
The borderStyle property sets or returns the style of an element's border.
This property can take from one to four values:
- One value, like: p {border-style: solid} - all four borders will be solid
- Two values, like: p {border-style: solid dotted} - top and bottom border will be solid, left and right border will be dotted
- Three values, like: p {border-style: solid dotted double}- top border will be solid, left and right border will be dotted, bottom border will be double
- Four values, like: p {border-style: solid dotted double dashed} - top border will be solid, right border will be dotted, bottom border will be double, left border will be dashed
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| borderStyle | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Return the borderStyle property:
object.style.borderStyle
Set the borderStyle property:
object.style.borderStyle = value
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| none | Defines no border. This is default |
| hidden | The same as "none", except in border conflict resolution for table elements |
| dotted | Defines a dotted border |
| dashed | Defines a dashed border |
| solid | Defines a solid border |
| double | Defines two borders. The width of the two borders are the same as the border-width value |
| groove | Defines a 3D grooved border. The effect depends on the border-color value |
| ridge | Defines a 3D ridged border. The effect depends on the border-color value |
| inset | Defines a 3D inset border. The effect depends on the border-color value |
| outset | Defines a 3D outset border. The effect depends on the border-color value |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Technical Details
| Default Value: | none |
|---|---|
| Return Value: | A String, representing the style of an element's border |
| CSS Version | CSS1 |
More Examples
Example
Change the style of the four borders of a <div> element:
document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderStyle = "dotted solid double dashed";
Try it Yourself »
Example
Return the border style of a <div> element:
alert(document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderStyle);
Try it Yourself »
Example
A demonstration of all the different values:
var listValue = selectTag.options[selectTag.selectedIndex].text;
document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderStyle = listValue;
Try it Yourself »
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Border
CSS reference: border-style property
HTML DOM reference: border property
❮ Style Object
