The border-left
shorthand CSS property set an element's left border.
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As with all shorthand properties, border-left
always sets the values of all of the properties that it can set, even if they are not specified. It sets those that are not specified to their default values. This means that ...
border-left-style: dotted; border-left: thick green;
... is actually the same as ...
border-left-style: dotted; border-left: none thick green;
... and the value of border-left-style
given before border-left
is ignored. Since the default value of border-left-style
is none
, not specifying the border-style part results in no border.
Constituent properties
This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:
Syntax
border-left: 1px; border-left: 2px dotted; border-left: medium dashed green;
The three values of the shorthand property can be specified in any order, and one or two of them may be omitted.
Values
<br-width>
- See
border-left-width
. <br-style>
- See
border-left-style
. <color>
- See
border-left-color
.
Formal definition
Initial value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
---|---|
Applies to | all elements. It also applies to ::first-letter . |
Inherited | no |
Computed value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
Animation type | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
Formal syntax
<line-width> | <line-style> | <color>where
<line-width> = <length> | thin | medium | thick
<line-style> = none | hidden | dotted | dashed | solid | double | groove | ridge | inset | outset
<color> = <rgb()> | <rgba()> | <hsl()> | <hsla()> | <hex-color> | <named-color> | currentcolor | <deprecated-system-color>where
<rgb()> = rgb( <percentage>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgb( <number>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgb( <percentage>#{3} , <alpha-value>? ) | rgb( <number>#{3} , <alpha-value>? )
<rgba()> = rgba( <percentage>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgba( <number>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgba( <percentage>#{3} , <alpha-value>? ) | rgba( <number>#{3} , <alpha-value>? )
<hsl()> = hsl( <hue> <percentage> <percentage> [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | hsl( <hue>, <percentage>, <percentage>, <alpha-value>? )
<hsla()> = hsla( <hue> <percentage> <percentage> [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | hsla( <hue>, <percentage>, <percentage>, <alpha-value>? )where
<alpha-value> = <number> | <percentage>
<hue> = <number> | <angle>
Examples
Applying a left border
HTML
<div> This box has a border on the left side. </div>
CSS
div { border-left: 4px dashed blue; background-color: gold; height: 100px; width: 100px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; }
Results
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 3 The definition of 'border-left' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | No direct changes, though the modification of values for the border-left-color do apply to it. |
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1) The definition of 'border-left' in that specification. |
Recommendation | No significant changes. |
CSS Level 1 The definition of 'border-left' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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border-left | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support 4 | Opera Full support 3.5 | Safari Full support 1 | WebView Android Full support 1 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support 14 | Safari iOS Full support 1 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support