CSS border-left-width Property
The border-left-width property is used to define the width of an element’s left border.
The width of the left border, as well as all the other border sides, can also be defined with the border or border-width shorthand properties.
For setting the border-left-width you should first define the border-style property because you need borders before setting its width. You can use either border-left-style or border-style CSS properties to define the border-style.
The specification doesn't define the exact thickness of each keyword. However, they always follow this order: thin ≤ medium ≤ thick.
The specification does not define how borders of different width and styles connect in the corners.
| Initial Value | medium |
| Applies to | All elements. It also applies to ::first-letter. |
| Inherited | No |
| Animatable | Yes. The width of the border is animatable. |
| Version | CSS1 |
| DOM Syntax | object.style.borderLeftWidth = "4px"; |
Syntax¶
border-left-width: medium | thin | thick | length | initial | inherit;Example of the border-left-width property with the "thick" value: ¶
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
p {
padding: 10px;
border-style: dashed;
border-left-width: thick;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Border-left-width example</h2>
<p>As you can see the width of the left border is set to thick.</p>
</body>
</html>Example of the border-left-width property with all the values: ¶
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
body {
background: #ccc;
font-size: 20px;
text-align: center;
}
main div {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
color: black;
padding-top: 30px;
padding-bottom: 30px;
width: 200px;
height: 100px;
margin: 15px;
font-weight: bold;
border: solid;
}
.flex-center {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
}
/* border-left-width example classes */
.b1 {
border-left-width: medium;
}
.b2 {
border-left-width: thin;
}
.b3 {
border-left-width: thick;
}
.b4 {
border-left-width: 10px;
}
.b5 {
border-left-width: initial;
}
.b6 {
border-left-width: inherit;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Border-left-width value examples</h1>
<main class="flex-center">
<div class="b1">
medium
</div>
<div class="b2">
thin
</div>
<div class="b3">
thick
</div>
</main>
<main class="flex-center">
<div class="b4">
10px length
</div>
<div class="b5">
initial
</div>
<div class="b6">
inherit
</div>
</main>
</body>
</html>Values¶
| Value | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| medium | Defines the medium left border. It is the default value of this property. | |
| thin | Defines a thin left border. It is up to the user agent to determine the exact width. | |
| thick | Defines a thick left border. It is up to the user agent to determine the exact width. | |
| length | Defines the the thickness length of the left border. For example, 10px, 5em, 8pt, etc. | |
| initial | Sets the property to its default value. | |
| inherit | Inherits the property from its parent element. |
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