CSS border-left-width Property
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Example
Set the width of the left border:
p
{
border-style:solid;
border-left-width:15px;
} |
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Definition and Usage
The border-left-width property sets the width of an element's left border.
Note: Always declare the border-style property before the border-left-width
property. An element must have borders before you can change the width.
| Default value: |
medium |
| Inherited: |
no |
| Version: |
CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.borderLeftWidth="thick" |
Browser Support

The border-left-width property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".
Property Values
| Value |
Description |
| thin |
Specifies a thin left border |
| medium |
Specifies a medium left border. This is default |
| thick |
Specifies a thick left border |
| length |
Allows you to define the thickness of the left border |
| inherit |
Specifies that the border width should be inherited
from the parent element |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Border
CSS reference: border-left property
HTML DOM reference:
borderLeftWidth property
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