border-top-style
The border-top-style
CSS property sets the line style of an element's top border
.
Note: The specification doesn't define how borders of different styles connect in the corners.
Syntax
/* Keyword values */
border-top-style: none;
border-top-style: hidden;
border-top-style: dotted;
border-top-style: dashed;
border-top-style: solid;
border-top-style: double;
border-top-style: groove;
border-top-style: ridge;
border-top-style: inset;
border-top-style: outset;
/* Global values */
border-top-style: inherit;
border-top-style: initial;
border-top-style: revert;
border-top-style: unset;
The border-top-style
property is specified as a single keyword chosen from those available for the border-style
property.
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
<line-style>where
<line-style> = none | hidden | dotted | dashed | solid | double | groove | ridge | inset | outset
Examples
Setting border-top-style
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
/* Define look of the table */
table {
border-width: 2px;
background-color: #52E385;
}
tr, td {
padding: 3px;
}
/* border-top-style example classes */
.b1 {border-top-style: none;}
.b2 {border-top-style: hidden;}
.b3 {border-top-style: dotted;}
.b4 {border-top-style: dashed;}
.b5 {border-top-style: solid;}
.b6 {border-top-style: double;}
.b7 {border-top-style: groove;}
.b8 {border-top-style: ridge;}
.b9 {border-top-style: inset;}
.b10 {border-top-style: outset;}
Result
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 4 # the-border-style |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- The other style-related border properties:
border-left-style
,border-right-style
,border-bottom-style
, andborder-style
. - The other top-border-related properties:
border-top
,border-top-color
, andborder-top-width
.