border-left-style - CSS

Try it

border-left-style: none;

border-left-style: dotted;

border-left-style: dashed;

border-left-style: solid;

border-left-style: groove;

border-left-style: inset;

<section id="default-example"> <div class="transition-all" id="example-element"> This is a box with a border around it. </div> </section>

#example-element { background-color: #eeeeee; color: black; border: 0.75em solid; padding: 0.75em; width: 80%; height: 100px; } body { background-color: white; }

Note: The specification doesn't define how borders of different styles connect in the corners.

Syntax

css

/* Keyword values */ border-left-style: none; border-left-style: hidden; border-left-style: dotted; border-left-style: dashed; border-left-style: solid; border-left-style: double; border-left-style: groove; border-left-style: ridge; border-left-style: inset; border-left-style: outset; /* Global values */ border-left-style: inherit; border-left-style: initial; border-left-style: revert; border-left-style: revert-layer; border-left-style: unset;

The border-left-style property is specified as a single <line-style> keyword value.

Formal definition

Initial value	`none`
Applies to	all elements. It also applies to `::first-letter`.
Inherited	no
Computed value	as specified
Animation type	discrete

Formal syntax

border-left-style = 
 <line-style> 

<line-style> = 
 none |
 hidden |
 dotted |
 dashed |
 solid |
 double |
 groove |
 ridge |
 inset |
 outset

Examples

Setting border-left-style

HTML

html

<table> <tr> <td class="b1">none</td> <td class="b2">hidden</td> <td class="b3">dotted</td> <td class="b4">dashed</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="b5">solid</td> <td class="b6">double</td> <td class="b7">groove</td> <td class="b8">ridge</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="b9">inset</td> <td class="b10">outset</td> </tr> </table>

CSS

css

/* Define look of the table */ table { border-width: 2px; background-color: #52e385; } tr, td { padding: 3px; } /* border-left-style example classes */ .b1 { border-left-style: none; } .b2 { border-left-style: hidden; } .b3 { border-left-style: dotted; } .b4 { border-left-style: dashed; } .b5 { border-left-style: solid; } .b6 { border-left-style: double; } .b7 { border-left-style: groove; } .b8 { border-left-style: ridge; } .b9 { border-left-style: inset; } .b10 { border-left-style: outset; }

Result

Specifications

Specification
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 3 # border-style

Browser compatibility

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