CSS3 border-image-source Property
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Description
The border-image-source CSS property specifies the location of the image to be used for the border, instead of the border styles given by the border-style propertiey.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this property.
| Default value: | none |
|---|---|
| Applies to: | All elements, except internal table elements when border-collapse is collapse. It also applies to ::first-letter. |
| Inherited: | No |
| Animatable: | No. See animatable properties. |
| Version: | New in CSS3 |
Syntax
The syntax of the property is given with:
The example below shows the border-image-source property in action.
Example
Try this code ».box {
width: 300px;
height: 150px;
border-image-source: url("border.png");
border-image-slice: 30;
border-image-repeat: round;
}Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
none |
No border-image, the border-style will be used. This is default value. |
| image | Specifies the location of the border image. |
initial |
Sets this property to its default value. |
inherit |
If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element border-image-source property. |
Browser Compatibility
The border-image-source property is supported in all major modern browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Further Reading
See tutorial on: CSS3 Border, CSS Border.
Related properties: border-image, border-image-width, border-image-repeat, border-image-slice, border-image-outset, border.
