CSS border-top property
CSS border-top property is used to specify top side border width, style, and color of a HTML Element.
CSS border-top property is a shorthand to specify border-top-width, border-top-style, and border-top-color as a single property.
The syntax to specify border-top is
border-top: border-top-width border-top-style border-top-color;
where
| Property | Mandatory/Optional | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| border-top-width | Optional | 1px, 2em |
| border-top-style | Mandatory | solid, dotted, double |
| border-top-color | Optional | #555, red, #55fffcdd |
Examples
border-top: 5px solid red;
In the following example, we set a border-top for <h1> element, with border-top-width of 5px, border-top-style of solid, and border-top-color of red.
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border-top: 5px solid;
In the following example, we set a border-top for <h1> element, with border-top-width of 5px, and border-top-style of solid. We do not specify any value for border-top-color.
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border-top: solid;
In the following example, we set a border-top for <h1> element, with border-top-style of solid. We do not specify any width and color for the border-top.
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div border-top
In the following example, we set a border-top for <div> element, with border-top value of 5px solid #00F.
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Conclusion
In this CSS Tutorial, we learned about border-top property, and how to use this property for HTML Elements, with examples.