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The CSS outline properties is second-hand to draw a line around an element, outside the border edge. CSS Outline Properties An outline is a line that is drawn around elements, outside the border edge, to make the element "stand out". The CSS outline properties sets the outlines around elements. You can identify the style, color, and width of the outline. How to set the style of an outline? <!-- created by phpguru.biz -->
p
{
border: red solid thin;
}
p.dotted {outline-style: double}
p.dashed {outline-style: dashed}
p.solid {outline-style: solid}
<!-- created by phpguru.biz --> How to set the color of an outline? <!-- created by phpguru.biz -->
p
{
border: red solid thin;
outline-style: solid;
outline-color: #00ff00
}
<!-- created by phpguru.biz --> Note: Outlines do not take up space, and they do not have to be rectangular. Browser support: IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, N: Netscape. PHPGURU: The number in the "PHPGURU" column indicates in which CSS recommendation the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2). | Property | Description | Values | IE | F | N | PHPGURU |
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outline | A shorthand property for setting all the outline properties in one declaration | outline-color
outline-style
outline-width | - | 1.5 | - | 2 | outline-color | Sets the color of the outline around an element | color
invert | - | 1.5 | - | 2 | outline-style | Sets the style of the outline around an element | none
dotted
dashed
solid
double
groove
ridge
inset
outset | - | 1.5 | - | 2 | outline-width | Sets the width of the outline around an element | thin
medium
thick
length | - | 1.5 | - | 2 |
Examples Draw a line around an element (outline) (does not work in IE)
This example demonstrates how to draw a line around an element, outside the border edge. Set the style of an outline (does not work in IE)
This example demonstrates how to set the style of an outline. Set the color of an outline (does not work in IE)
This example demonstrates how to set the color of an outline. Set the width of an outline (does not work in IE)
This example demonstrates how to set the width of an outline.
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