CSS border-top Property
 Complete CSS Reference
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: |
not specified |
| Inherited: |
no |
| Version: |
CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.borderTop="3px solid blue" |
Browser Support
The border-top property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".
Property Values
| Value |
Description |
| border-top-width |
Specifies the width of the top border. See
border-top-width for possible
values |
| border-top-style |
Specifies the style of the top border. See
border-top-style for possible
values |
| border-top-color |
Specifies the color of the top border. See
border-top-color for possible
values |
| inherit |
Specifies that the value of the border-top property should be inherited
from the parent element |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Border
HTML DOM reference: borderTop
property
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