Example
Change the color of the four borders of a <div> element to red:
document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderColor = "red";Try it Yourself »
More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
Definition and Usage
The borderColor property sets or returns the color of an element's border.
This property can take from one to four values:
- One value, like: p {border-color: red} - all four borders will be red
- Two values, like: p {border-color: red transparent} - top and bottom border will be red, left and right border will be transparent
- Three values, like: p {border-color: red green blue}- top border will be red, left and right border will be green, bottom border will be blue
- Four values, like: p {border-color: red green blue yellow} - top border will be red, right border will be green, bottom border will be blue, left border will be yellow
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| borderColor | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
Syntax
Return the borderColor property:
object.style.borderColor
Set the borderColor property:
object.style.borderColor="color|transparent|initial|inherit"
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| color | Specifies the color of the border. Look at CSS Color Values for a complete list of possible color values. Default color is black |
| transparent | The color of the border is transparent (underlying content will shine through) |
| 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: | black |
|---|---|
| Return Value: | A String, representing the color of an element's border |
| CSS Version | CSS1 |
More Examples
Example
Change the color of the top and bottom border to green, and left and right border to purple, of a <div> element:
document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderColor = "green purple";
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Example
Return the border color of a <div> element:
alert(document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderColor);
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Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Border
CSS reference: border-color property
HTML DOM reference: border property
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