border-image-repeat
Baseline: Widely supported
Baseline is determined by this web feature being supported on the current and the previous major versions of major browsers.
The border-image-repeat
CSS property defines how the edge regions and middle region of a source image are adjusted to fit the dimensions of an element's border image. The middle region can be displayed by using the keyword "fill" in the border-image-slice property.
Try it
Syntax
css
/* Keyword value */
border-image-repeat: stretch;
border-image-repeat: repeat;
border-image-repeat: round;
border-image-repeat: space;
/* top and bottom | left and right */
border-image-repeat: round stretch;
/* Global values */
border-image-repeat: inherit;
border-image-repeat: initial;
border-image-repeat: revert;
border-image-repeat: revert-layer;
border-image-repeat: unset;
The border-image-repeat
property may be specified using one or two values chosen from the list of values below.
- When one value is specified, it applies the same behavior on all four sides.
- When two values are specified, the first applies to the top, middle, and bottom, the second to the left and right.
Values
stretch
-
The source image's edge regions are stretched to fill the gap between each border.
repeat
-
The source image's edge regions are tiled (repeated) to fill the gap between each border. Tiles may be clipped to achieve the proper fit.
round
-
The source image's edge regions are tiled (repeated) to fill the gap between each border. Tiles may be stretched to achieve the proper fit.
space
-
The source image's edge regions are tiled (repeated) to fill the gap between each border. Extra space will be distributed in between tiles to achieve the proper fit.
Formal definition
Initial value | stretch |
---|---|
Applies to | all elements, except internal table elements when border-collapse is collapse . It also applies to ::first-letter . |
Inherited | no |
Computed value | as specified |
Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
Examples
Repeating border images
CSS
css
#bordered {
width: 12rem;
margin-bottom: 1rem;
padding: 1rem;
border: 40px solid;
border-image: url("border.png") 27;
border-image-repeat: stretch; /* Can be changed in the live sample */
}
Results
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 3 # the-border-image-repeat |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser