The CSS border-image-outset property specifies the amount by which the border image is extended beyond the element’s border box. It is one of the CSS3 properties. The border-image-outset property takes from one to four values.
- When one value is specified, it specifies all the four outsets.
- When two values are specified, the first one specifies the top and bottom outsets, and the second one specifies the right and left outsets.
- When three values are specified, the first one specifies the top outset, the second one specifies the right and left outsets, and the third one specifies the bottom outset.
- When four values are specified, the outsets are set on the top, right, bottom and left sides in that order.
Initial Value | 0 |
Applies to | All elements, except internal table elements when border-collapse is "collapse". It also applies to ::first-letter. |
Inherited | No. |
Animatable | No. |
Version | CSS3 |
DOM Syntax | object.style.borderImageOutset = "20px"; |
Syntax
border-image-outset: length | number | initial | inherit;
Example of the border-image-outset property:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
.border {
border: 10px solid transparent;
padding: 15px;
border-image: url("/uploads/media/default/0001/01/812bf6a749522b8185c1beee20dd99dd6c6c87da.jpeg");
border-image-slice: 30;
border-image-repeat: round;
border-image-outset: 10px 0 15px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Border-image-outset property example</h2>
<p class="border">Hello World!</p>
<p>Here is the original image:</p>
<img src="/uploads/media/default/0001/01/812bf6a749522b8185c1beee20dd99dd6c6c87da.jpeg" alt="Border Image" style="width:50%">
</body>
</html>
Result
Values
Value | Description | Play it |
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length | Specifies at what distance from the edges the border-image will appear. The default value is 0. | Play it » |
number | The size of the border-image outset as a multiple of the element's corresponding border widths. | Play it » |
initial | Sets the property to its default value. | Play it » |
inherit | Inherits the property from its parent element. |
Browser support
15.0+ | 12.0+ | 15.0+ | 6.0+ | 15.0+ |
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