Style borderTopStyle Property
Example
Add a "solid" top border to a <div> element:
document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderTopStyle = "solid";Try it Yourself »
Definition and Usage
The borderTopStyle property sets or returns the style of the top border of an element.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| borderTopStyle | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Return the borderTopStyle property:
object.style.borderTopStyle
Set the borderTopStyle property:
object.style.borderTopStyle = value
|initial|inherit
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| none | Defines no border. This is default |
| hidden | 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 top border |
| CSS Version | CSS1 |
More Examples
Example
Change the style of the top border of a <div> element to "dotted":
document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderTopStyle = "dotted";
Try it Yourself »
Example
Return the top border style of a <div> element:
alert(document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderTopStyle);
Try it Yourself »
Example
A demonstration of all the different values:
var listValue = selectTag.options[selectTag.selectedIndex].text;
document.getElementById("myDiv").style.borderTopStyle = listValue;
Try it Yourself »
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Border
CSS reference: border-top-style property
HTML DOM reference: border property
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