CSS border-inline-start property

Description

CSS border-inline-start is a logical property that property defines width, style, and color for the start side border of a block. The selection of start side depends upon the writing-mode.

  • The start side represents left side for the horizontal-tb writing-mode.

  • The start side represents top or bottom side for the vertical-lr or vertical-rl writing-mode respectively.

Change the direction of flow of text.

horizontal-tb vertical-lr vertical-rl

Syntax

border-inline-start : border-inline-start-width    border-inline-start-style    border-inline-start-color

Property values

border-inline-start-width

mediumDefault

medium value represents medium sized border. thin ≤ medium ≤ thick

border-inline-start-width: medium;

thin

thin value defines thin line border.

border-inline-start-width: thin;

thick

thick value defines a thick line border.

border-inline-start-width: thick;

+ve length

length defines the line width of border. The used units might be px, in, em, pt.

border-inline-start-width: 10px;

border-inline-start-style

noneDefault

There is no style. In this case, the color and width of border are also ignored i.e. 0px border.

border-inline-start-style: none;

hidden

It is same as 'none' but resolve to different results for the border-collapse property in tables.

border-inline-start-style: hidden;

dashed

The border consists of a series of square shaped dashes.

border-inline-start-style: dashed;

dotted

The border consists of a series of round dots.

border-inline-start-style: dotted;

solid

The border consists of a solid line.

border-inline-start-style: solid;

double

The border consists of two lines. The total border-width equals to the two lines and space between them.

border-inline-start-style: double;

ridge

The content seems to be coming out of the canvas. The half outer side of border is darker than border-inline-start-color.

border-inline-start-style: ridge;

groove

The content seems to be going into the canvas. The half inner side of border is darker than border-inline-start-color.

border-inline-start-style: groove;

border-inline-start-color

currentColorDefault

currentColor keyword represents the same color for the border as of text color.

border-inline-start-color: currentColor;

color-name

The following demo represents skyblue color for border.

border-inline-start-color: skyblue;

rgb value

It represents rgb value of a color. The hexadecimal value of red color for the border is given below.

border-inline-start-color: rgb(255,0,0);

hexadecimal value

It represents hexadecimal notation of red color. The hexadecimal notation of blue color for the border is given below.

border-inline-start-color: #0000ff;

Applicable to

It applies to all elements

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