border-top-style

The border-top-style CSS property sets the line style of an element's top border.

Note: The specification doesn't define how borders of different styles connect in the corners.

Syntax

/* Keyword values */
border-top-style: none;
border-top-style: hidden;
border-top-style: dotted;
border-top-style: dashed;
border-top-style: solid;
border-top-style: double;
border-top-style: groove;
border-top-style: ridge;
border-top-style: inset;
border-top-style: outset;

/* Global values */
border-top-style: inherit;
border-top-style: initial;
border-top-style: revert;
border-top-style: revert-layer;
border-top-style: unset;

The border-top-style property is specified as a single line-style keyword value.

Formal definition

Initial value	none
Applies to	all elements except ruby base containers and ruby annotation containers
Inherited	no
Computed value	specified keyword
Animation type	discrete

Formal syntax

<line-style>

Examples

Setting border-top-style

HTML

<table>
  <tr>
    <td class="b1">none</td>
    <td class="b2">hidden</td>
    <td class="b3">dotted</td>
    <td class="b4">dashed</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td class="b5">solid</td>
    <td class="b6">double</td>
    <td class="b7">groove</td>
    <td class="b8">ridge</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td class="b9">inset</td>
    <td class="b10">outset</td>
  </tr>
</table>

CSS

/* Define look of the table */
table {
  border-width: 2px;
  background-color: #52e385;
}
tr,
td {
  padding: 3px;
}

/* border-top-style example classes */
.b1 {
  border-top-style: none;
}
.b2 {
  border-top-style: hidden;
}
.b3 {
  border-top-style: dotted;
}
.b4 {
  border-top-style: dashed;
}
.b5 {
  border-top-style: solid;
}
.b6 {
  border-top-style: double;
}
.b7 {
  border-top-style: groove;
}
.b8 {
  border-top-style: ridge;
}
.b9 {
  border-top-style: inset;
}
.b10 {
  border-top-style: outset;
}

css properties border-top-style