Example
Set the style of the top border:
p
{
border-style: solid;
border-top: thick double #ff0000;
}
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Definition and Usage
The border-top shorthand property sets all the top border properties in one declaration.
The properties that can be set, are (in order): border-top-width, border-top-style, and border-top-color.
If one of the values above are missing, e.g. border-top:solid #ff0000, the default value for the missing property will be inserted, if any.
| Default value: | medium none color |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | yes, see individual properties. Read about animatable Try it |
| Version: | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.borderTop="3px dashed blue" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| border-top | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
Note: See individual browser support for each value below.
CSS Syntax
border-top: border-width border-style border-color|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| border-top-width | Specifies the width of the top border. Default value is "medium" |
| border-top-style | Specifies the style of the top border. Default value is "none" |
| border-top-color | Specifies the color of the top border. Default value is the color of the element |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Border
HTML DOM reference: borderTop property