border-block-start-width

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Summary

The border-block-start-width CSS property defines the width of the logical block start border of an element, which maps to a physical border width depending on the element's writing mode, directionality, and text orientation. It corresponds to the border-top-widthborder-right-widthborder-bottom-width, or border-left-width property depending on the values defined for writing-mode, direction, and text-orientation.

It relates to border-block-end-widthborder-inline-start-width, and border-inline-end-width, which define the other border widths of the element.

Initial valuemedium
Applies toall elements
Inheritedno
Percentageslogical-width of containing block
Mediavisual
Computed valueabsolute length; 0 if the border style is none or hidden
Animatableno
Canonical orderthe unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Syntax

/* One-value syntax */
border-block-start-width: width
border-block-start-width: 5px;

/* Two-value syntax */
border-block-start-width: horizontal vertical
border-block-start-width: 0.3em 0 9px;

/* Three-value syntax */
border-block-start-width: top horizontal bottom
border-block-start-width: 0.3em 0 9px thick;

/* Four-value syntax */
border-block-start-width: top right bottom left
border-block-start-width: 0.3em 0 9px thick 1em;

border-block-start-width: inherit

Values

<'border-width'>
See border-width

Formal syntax

<'border-width'>

Example

HTML Content

<div>
  <p class="exampleText">Example text</p>
</div>

CSS Content

div {
  background-color: yellow;
  width: 120px;
  height: 120px;
}

.exampleText {
  writing-mode: vertical-lr;
  border: 1px solid blue;
  border-block-start-width: 5px;
}

Specification

Specification Status Comment
CSS Logical Properties Level 1
The definition of 'border-block-start-width' in that specification.
Editor's Draft Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support Not supported 41.0 (41.0)[1] Not supported Not supported Not supported
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support Not supported 41.0 (41.0)[1] Not supported Not supported Not supported

[1] Available since Gecko 38, but behind the preference layout.css.vertical-text.enabled, then disabled by default.

See also

Document Tags and Contributors

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 Last updated by: Sebastianz,