Example
Specify an outline 15px outside the border edge:
div
{
border: 2px solid black;
outline: 2px solid red;
outline-offset: 15px;
}
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Definition and Usage
The outline-offset property adds space between an outline and the edge or border of an element.
Outlines differ from borders in two ways:
- An outline is a line drawn around elements, outside the border edge
- A outline do not take up space
- An outline may be non-rectangular
| Default value: | 0 |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | yes, see individual properties. Read about animatable Try it |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.outlineOffset="15px" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outline-offset | 4.0 | Not supported | 3.5 | 3.1 | 10.5 |
CSS Syntax
outline-offset: length|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| length | The distance the outline is outset from the border edge. Default value is 0 |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Related Pages
CSS3 tutorial: CSS3 User Interface
HTML DOM reference: outlineOffset property