Example
Add a bottom border to a <div> element:
document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderBottom = "thick solid #0000FF";Try it Yourself »
More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
Definition and Usage
The borderBottom property sets or returns up to three separate border-bottom properties, in a shorthand form.
With this property, you can set/return one or more of the following (in any order):
- border-bottom-width
- border-bottom-style
- border-bottom-color
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| borderBottom | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
Syntax
Return the borderBottom property:
object.style.borderBottom
Set the borderBottom property:
object.style.borderBottom="width style color|initial|inherit"
Property Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| width | Sets the width of the bottom border |
| style | Sets the style of the bottom border |
| color | Sets the color of the bottom border |
| 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: | not specified |
|---|---|
| Return Value: | A String, representing the width, style and/or color of the bottom border of an element |
| CSS Version | CSS1 |
More Examples
Example
Change the width, style and color of the bottom border of a <div> element:
document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderBottom = "thin dotted red";
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Example
Return the border-bottom property values of a <div> element:
alert(document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderBottom);
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Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Border
CSS reference: border-bottom property
HTML DOM reference: border property
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