CSS border-radius Property


Example

Add rounded corners to two <div> elements:

#example1 {
  border: 2px solid red;
  border-radius: 25px;
}

#example2 {
  border: 2px solid red;
  border-radius: 50px 20px;
}
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Definition and Usage

The border-radius property defines the radius of the element's corners.

Tip: This property allows you to add rounded corners to elements! 

This property can have from one to four values. Here are the rules:

Four values - border-radius: 15px 50px 30px 5px; (first value applies to top-left corner, second value applies to top-right corner, third value applies to bottom-right corner, and fourth value applies to bottom-left corner):

Three values - border-radius: 15px 50px 30px; (first value applies to top-left corner, second value applies to top-right and bottom-left corners, and third value applies to bottom-right corner):

Two values - border-radius: 15px 50px; (first value applies to top-left and bottom-right corners, and the second value applies to top-right and bottom-left corners):

One value - border-radius: 15px; (the value applies to all four corners, which are rounded equally:

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Default value: 0
Inherited: no
Animatable: yes. Read about animatable Try it
Version: CSS3
JavaScript syntax: object.style.borderRadius="25px" Try it

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Numbers followed by -webkit- or -moz- specify the first version that worked with a prefix.

Property
border-radius 5.0
4.0 -webkit-
9.0 4.0
3.0 -moz-
5.0
3.1 -webkit-
10.5


CSS Syntax

border-radius: 1-4 length|% / 1-4 length|%|initial|inherit;

Note: The four values for each radius are given in the order top-left, top-right, bottom-right, bottom-left. If bottom-left is omitted it is the same as top-right. If bottom-right is omitted it is the same as top-left. If top-right is omitted it is the same as top-left.

Property Values

Value Description Demo
length Defines the shape of the corners. Default value is 0. Read about length units Demo ❯
% Defines the shape of the corners in % Demo ❯
initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

More Examples

Example

Set rounded corners for an element with a background color:

#rcorners1 {
  border-radius: 25px;
  background: #73AD21;
  padding: 20px;
  width: 200px;
  height: 150px;
}
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Example

Set rounded corners for an element with a border:

#rcorners2 {
  border-radius: 25px;
  border: 2px solid #73AD21;
  padding: 20px;
  width: 200px;
  height: 150px;
}
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Example

Set rounded corners for an element with a background image: 

#rcorners3 {
  border-radius: 25px;
  background: url(paper.gif);
  background-position: left top;
  background-repeat: repeat;
  padding: 20px;
  width: 200px;
  height: 150px;
}
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Example

Also notice this: 

#example1 {
  border-radius: 2em / 5em;
}
/* is equivalent to:
border-top-left-radius: 2em 5em;
border-top-right-radius: 2em 5em;
border-bottom-right-radius: 2em 5em;
border-bottom-left-radius: 2em 5em; */

#example2 {
  border-radius: 2em 1em 4em / 0.5em 3em;
}
/* is equivalent to:
border-top-left-radius: 2em 0.5em;
border-top-right-radius: 1em 3em;
border-bottom-right-radius: 4em 0.5em;
border-bottom-left-radius: 1em 3em; */
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Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Rounded Corners

HTML DOM reference: borderRadius property


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