HTML DOM Style borderStyle Property

# Style borderStyle Property

Style Object

## Example

Add a "solid" border to a <div> element:

document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderStyle = "solid";
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## Definition and Usage

The borderStyle property sets or returns the style of an element's border.

This property can take from one to four values:

- One value, like: p {border-style: solid} - all four borders will be solid
- Two values, like: p {border-style: solid dotted} - top and bottom border will be solid, left and right border will be dotted
- Three values, like: p {border-style: solid dotted double}- top border will be solid, left and right border will be dotted, bottom border will be double
- Four values, like: p {border-style: solid dotted double dashed} - top border will be solid, right border will be dotted, bottom border will be double, left border will be dashed

## Browser Support

The borderStyle property is supported in all major browsers.

## Syntax

Return the borderStyle property:

object.style.borderStyle

Set the borderStyle property:

object.style.borderStyle=value

## Property Values

Value | Description
--- | ---
none | Defines no border. This is default
hidden | The same as "none", except in border conflict resolution for table elements
dotted | Defines a dotted border
dashed | Defines a dashed border
solid | Defines a solid border
double | Defines two borders. The width of the two borders are the same as the border-width value
groove | Defines a 3D grooved border. The effect depends on the border-color value
ridge | Defines a 3D ridged border. The effect depends on the border-color value
inset | Defines a 3D inset border. The effect depends on the border-color value
outset | Defines a 3D outset border. The effect depends on the border-color value
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: | none
Return Value: | A String, representing the style of an element's border
CSS Version | CSS1

## More Examples

## Example

Change the style of the four borders of a <div> element:

document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderStyle = "dotted solid double dashed";
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## Example

Return the border style of a <div> element:

alert(document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderStyle);
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## Example

A demonstration of all the different values:

var listValue = selectTag.options[selectTag.selectedIndex].text;
document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderStyle = listValue;
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## Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Border

CSS reference: border-style property

HTML DOM reference: border property

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