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outline-style property

Browser support:

8

Specifies the style for an element's outline.

The outline is similar to the border of an element, but it is not part of the element's dimensions, and it is displayed around the margin of the element. Therefore the element's width and height properties do not contain the width of the outline.

Note: The outline-style property is supported in Internet Explorer from version 8.

JavaScript page for this property: outlineStyle. You can find other example(s) there.

Possible values:

One of the following values:

-moz-bg-inset

The outline looks as though it were embedded in the canvas.

-moz-bg-outset

The outline looks as though it were coming out of the canvas.

-moz-bg-solid

A solid line is drawn.

dashed

A series of short line segments is drawn.

dotted

A series of dots is drawn.

double

A double line outline.

groove

The outline looks as if it has been carved into the background.

hidden

Turns the outline off.

inherit

Takes the value of this property from the computed style of the parent element.

inset

The outline looks as though it were embedded in the canvas.

none

Default. Outline width is null.

outset

The outline looks as though it were coming out of the canvas.

ridge

The outline looks as if it's protruding out of the background.

solid

A solid line is drawn.

window-inset

The outline looks as though it were embedded in the canvas with an additional single line.

Default: none.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the outline-style property:

<head>
    <style>
        .example {
            outline-width: 2px;
            outline-style: solid;
            outline-color: blue;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="example">Outline: 2px solid blue</div>
</body>