Style borderTop Property
Example
Add a top border to a <div> element:
document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderTop = "thick solid #0000FF";Try it Yourself »
Description
The borderTop property sets or returns up to three separate border-top properties, in a shorthand form.
With this property, you can set/return one or more of the following (in any order):
- border-top-width
- border-top-style
- border-top-color
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| borderTop | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Return the borderTop property:
object.style.borderTop
Set the borderTop property:
object.style.borderTop = "width style color|initial|inherit"
Property Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| width | Sets the width of the top border |
| style | Sets the style of the top border |
| color | Sets the color of the top border |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Technical Details
| Default Value: | not specified |
|---|---|
| Return Value: | A String, representing the width, style and/or color of the top border of an element |
| CSS Version | CSS1 |
More Examples
Example
Change the width, style and color of the top border of a <div> element:
document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderTop = "thin dotted red";
Try it Yourself »
Example
Return the border-top property values of a <div> element:
alert(document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderTop);
Try it Yourself »
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Border
CSS reference: border-top property
HTML DOM reference: border property
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