CSS border-inline-width attribute

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Definition and Usage

border-inline-width The attribute sets the border width of the element in the inline direction.

Note:To make border-inline-width The attribute takes effect, it must be set border-inline-style.

border-inline-width The value of the attribute can be set in different ways:

If border-inline-width The attribute has two values:

border-inline-width: 10px 50px;

The border width at the start of the inline is 10px
The border width at the end of the inline is 50px

If border-inline-width The attribute has one value:

border-inline-width: 10px;

The border width at the start and end of the inline is 10px

CSS border-inline-width Attribute and CSS Attribute border-bottom-width,border-left-width,border-right-width and border-top-width Very similar, but border-inline-width The property depends on the inline direction.

Note:and related CSS properties writing-mode,text-orientation and direction Defines the inline direction. This affects the start and end positions of a line, as well as border-inline-width The result of the property. For English pages, the inline direction is from left to right, and the block direction is downward.

Example

Example 1

Set the width of the border for the inline direction:

#example1 {
  border-inline-style: solid;
  border-inline-width: 10px;
}
#example2 {
  border-inline-style: dashed;
  border-inline-width: thin thick;
}

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Example 2: Combined with the writing-mode property

The position of the border at the beginning and end of the inline direction is affected by writing-mode Property Affects:

div {
  border-inline-style: solid;
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  border-inline-width: 5px;
}

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Example 3: Combined with the direction property

The position of the border at the beginning and end of the inline direction is affected by direction Property Affects:

div {
  direction: rtl;
  border-inline-width: 5px 15px;
}

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CSS Syntax

border-inline-width: medium|thin|thick|length|initial|inherit;

Property Value

Value	Description
medium	Specifies a medium border. Default value.
thin	Specifies a thin border.
thick	Specifies a thick border.
length	Allows you to define the thickness of the border. See:CSS Units.
initial	Sets this property to its default value. See initial.
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element. See inherit.

Technical Details

Default Value:	medium
Inheritance:	No
Animation Creation:	Supported. See:Animation-related Properties.
Version:	CSS3
JavaScript Syntax:	object.style.borderInlineWidth="3px 10px"