CSSborder-top-color Property
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Definition and Usage
Theborder-top-color property sets the color of an element's top border.
Note: Always declare theborder-style or theborder-top-style property before theborder-top-colorproperty. An element must have a border before you can change the color.
| Default value: | The current color of the element |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | yes.Read aboutanimatableTry it |
| Version: | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.borderTopColor="blue"Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| border-top-color | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
CSS Syntax
border-top-color:color|transparent|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| color | Specifies the color of the top border. Look atCSS Color Values for a complete list of possible color values. Default color is the current color of the element | Demo ❯ |
| transparent | Specifies that the border color should be transparent | Demo ❯ |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value.Read aboutinitial | |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element.Read aboutinherit |
More Examples
Example
Set a color for the top border with a HEX value:
div {border-top-color: #92a8d1;}
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Set a color for the top border with an RGB value:
div {border-top-color: rgb(201, 76, 76);}
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Set a color for the top border with an RGBA value:
div {border-top-color: rgba(201, 76, 76, 0.3);}
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Set a color for the top border with a HSL value:
div {border-top-color: hsl(89, 43%, 51%);}
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Set a color for the top border with a HSLA value:
div {border-top-color: hsla(89, 43%, 51%, 0.3);}
Try it Yourself »Related Pages
CSS tutorial:CSS Border
CSS reference:border-top property
HTML DOM reference:borderTopColor property
