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border-left-style - CSS | MDN
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border-left-style
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Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The border-left-style
CSS property sets the line style of an element's left border
.
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 |
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CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 3> # border-style> |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- The other style-related border properties:
border-bottom-style
,border-right-style
,border-top-style
, andborder-style
. - The other left-border-related properties:
border-left
,border-left-color
, andborder-left-width
.