border-color
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Each side can be set individually using border-top-color
, border-right-color
, border-bottom-color
, and border-left-color
; or using the writing mode-aware border-block-start-color
, border-block-end-color
, border-inline-start-color
, and border-inline-end-color
.
You can find more information about border colors in CSS colors.
Constituent properties
This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:
Syntax
css
/* <color> values */
border-color: red;
/* top and bottom | left and right */
border-color: red #f015ca;
/* top | left and right | bottom */
border-color: red rgb(240, 30, 50, 0.7) green;
/* top | right | bottom | left */
border-color: red yellow green blue;
/* Global values */
border-color: inherit;
border-color: initial;
border-color: revert;
border-color: revert-layer;
border-color: unset;
The border-color
property may be specified using one, two, three, or four values.
- When one value is specified, it applies the same color to all four sides.
- When two values are specified, the first color applies to the top and bottom, the second to the left and right.
- When three values are specified, the first color applies to the top, the second to the left and right, the third to the bottom.
- When four values are specified, the colors apply to the top, right, bottom, and left in that order (clockwise).
Values
<color>
-
Defines the color of the border.
Formal definition
Initial value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
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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
Examples
Complete border-color usage
HTML
html
<div id="justone">
<p><code>border-color: red;</code> is equivalent to</p>
<ul>
<li><code>border-top-color: red;</code></li>
<li><code>border-right-color: red;</code></li>
<li><code>border-bottom-color: red;</code></li>
<li><code>border-left-color: red;</code></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="horzvert">
<p><code>border-color: gold red;</code> is equivalent to</p>
<ul>
<li><code>border-top-color: gold;</code></li>
<li><code>border-right-color: red;</code></li>
<li><code>border-bottom-color: gold;</code></li>
<li><code>border-left-color: red;</code></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="topvertbott">
<p><code>border-color: red cyan gold;</code> is equivalent to</p>
<ul>
<li><code>border-top-color: red;</code></li>
<li><code>border-right-color: cyan;</code></li>
<li><code>border-bottom-color: gold;</code></li>
<li><code>border-left-color: cyan;</code></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="trbl">
<p><code>border-color: red cyan black gold;</code> is equivalent to</p>
<ul>
<li><code>border-top-color: red;</code></li>
<li><code>border-right-color: cyan;</code></li>
<li><code>border-bottom-color: black;</code></li>
<li><code>border-left-color: gold;</code></li>
</ul>
</div>
CSS
css
#justone {
border-color: red;
}
#horzvert {
border-color: gold red;
}
#topvertbott {
border-color: red cyan gold;
}
#trbl {
border-color: red cyan black gold;
}
/* Set width and style for all divs */
div {
border: solid 0.3em;
width: auto;
margin: 0.5em;
padding: 0.5em;
}
ul {
margin: 0;
list-style: none;
}
Result
Specifications
Specification |
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CSS Logical Properties and Values Level 1 # logical-shorthand-keyword |
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 3 # border-color |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- Border-color related CSS properties:
border
,border-top-color
,border-right-color
,border-bottom-color
,border-left-color
, - Other border-related CSS properties:
border-width
,border-style
- The
<color>
data type - Other color-related properties:
color
,background-color
,outline-color
,text-decoration-color
,text-emphasis-color
,text-shadow
,caret-color
, andcolumn-rule-color
- Applying color to HTML elements using CSS