CSS border-topProperty


Example

Set the style of the top border:

p
{
border-style:solid;
border-top:thick double #ff0000;
}

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Property definition and usage instructions

The border-top shorthand property sets all the properties for the top border in one declaration.

YespressSequenceSettingsFor exampleBottomAttributes: border-top-width, border-top-style, and border-top-color.

If you do not set one of the values, no problem occurs; for example, border-top: solid #ff0000; is also allowed.

Default value: not specified
Inheritance: no
version: CSS1
JavaScript Syntax: object.style.borderTop="3px solid blue"


Browser Support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version number that supports this property.

Property
border-top 1.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 3.5

Property value

Value Description
border-top-width Specifies the width of the top border. See:border-top-widthpossible value in
border-top-style Specifies the style of the top border. See:border-top-stylepossible value in
border-top-color Specifies the color of the top border. See:border-top-colorpossible value in
inherit Specifies that the setting of the border-top property should be inherited from the parent element.


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