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CSS3 outline-offset Property
Example
Specify an outline 15px outside the border edge:
div
{
border:2px solid black;
outline:2px solid red;
outline-offset:15px;
}
{
border:2px solid black;
outline:2px solid red;
outline-offset:15px;
}
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Browser Support
The outline-offset property is supported in all major browsers, except Internet Explorer.
Definition and Usage
The outline-offset property offsets an outline, and draws it beyond the border edge.
Outlines differ from borders in two ways:
- Outlines do not take up space
- Outlines may be non-rectangular
| Default value: | 0 |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.outlineOffset="15px" |
Syntax
outline-offset: length|inherit:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| length | The distance the outline is outset from the border edge |
| inherit | Specifies that the value of the outline-offset property should be inherited from the parent element |
Related Pages
CSS3 tutorial: CSS3 User Interface
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