Specify an CSS border-image around an element:
#borderimg {
border-image: url(border.png) 30 round;
}
More “Try it Yourself” examples below.
Definition and Usage
The border-image property allows you to specify an image to be used as the border around an element.
The border-image property is a shorthand property for border-image-source, border-image-slice, border-image-width, border-image-outset and border-image-repeat.
Omitted values are set to their default values.
| Default value: | none 100% 1 0 stretch |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.borderImage=”url(border.png) 30 round” Try it |
CSS Syntax
border-image: source slice width outset repeat|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| border-image-source | The path to the image to be used as a border |
| border-image-slice | How to slice the border image |
| border-image-width | The width of the border image |
| border-image-outset | The amount by which the border image area extends beyond the border box |
| border-image-repeat | Whether the border image should be repeated, rounded or stretched |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Example
Different slice values completely changes the look of the border:
#borderimg1 {
border: 10px solid transparent;
padding: 15px;
border-image: url(border.png) 50 round;
}#borderimg2 {
border: 10px solid transparent;
padding: 15px;
border-image: url(border.png) 20% round;
}#borderimg3 {
border: 10px solid transparent;
padding: 15px;
border-image: url(border.png) 30% round;
}
