CSS outline-style Property

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CSS outline-style Property

CSS outline-style property sets the style of an element's outline.

Note: An outline is a line that is drawn around an element, outside the border.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> div{ outline-style: dotted; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS outline-style Property</h1> <div> This is div container. </div> </body> </html>

Syntax

Using CSS

element{ outline-style: dotted; }

Using Javascript

object.style.outlineStyle="dotted";

Animatable

No, outline-style property is not animatable. CSS Animatable Properties Reference.

Default Value

Default value for CSS outline-style property is none.

Property Value

The following table provides a list of all values for CSS outline-style property.

ValueExplanation
none
hidden
dotted
dashed
solid
double
groove
ridge
inset
outset
The list of all values which can be used with CSS outline-style property.

All in One

In the following example, we will demonstrate all values of CSS outline-style property.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> div{ padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; } #point2{ outline-style: dotted; } #point3{ outline-style: dashed; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS outline-style Property</h1> <h2>outline-style: dotted;</h2> <div id="point2"> This is div container. </div> <h2>outline-style: dashed;</h2> <div id="point3"> This is div container. </div> </body> </html>

Using JavaScript

In the following example, we will demonstrate how to change the CSS outline-style property of an element using JavaScript.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> div{ padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline-style: dotted; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS outline-style Property</h1> <div> This is div container. </div> <button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button> <script> var x = document.getElementsByTagName("div")[0]; function myFunction(){ x.style.outlineStyle = "dashed"; } </script> </body> </html>

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