HTML Borders

Below are some examples of what you can do with HTML, borders, and CSS.

Solid Border

<div style="width:200px;height:100px;border:1px solid blue;"><br /> HTML borders are best created with CSS.<br /> </div><br />
This code results in:

HTML borders are best created with CSS.

Dotted Border

<div style="width:200px;height:100px;border:2px dotted blue;"><br /> HTML border code - or should that read CSS border code?<br /> </div><br />

This code results in:

HTML border code - or should that read CSS border code?

Dashed Border

<div style="width:200px;height:100px;border:2px dashed blue;"><br /> HTML border code - or should that read CSS border code?<br /> </div><br />

This code results in:

HTML border code - or should that read CSS border code?

Outset Border

<div style="width:200px;height:100px;border:2px outset blue;"><br /> HTML border code - or should that read CSS border code?<br /> </div><br />

This code results in:

HTML border code - or should that read CSS border code?

Inset Border

<div style="width:200px;height:100px;border:2px inset blue;"><br /> HTML border code - or should that read CSS border code?<br /> </div><br />

This code results in:

HTML border code - or should that read CSS border code?

Grooved Border

<div style="width:200px;height:100px;border:2px groove blue;"><br /> HTML border code - or should that read CSS border code?<br /> </div><br />

This code results in:

HTML border code - or should that read CSS border code?

Double Border

<div style="width:200px;height:100px;border:2px double blue;"><br /> HTML border code - or should that read CSS border code?<br /> </div><br />

This code results in:

HTML border code - or should that read CSS border code?

Ridged Border

<div style="width:200px;height:100px;border:2px ridge blue;"><br /> HTML border code - or should that read CSS border code?<br /> </div><br />

This code results in:

HTML border code - or should that read CSS border code?

Mixed Border

You can combine different border types and styles for each side of the HTML element.
<div style="width:200px;height:100px;border-width:6px;border-color:blue;border-style:dotted dashed solid double;"><br /> Create borders for any HTML element.<br /> </div><br />

This code results in:

Create borders for any HTML element.

Inline, Embedded, or External?

All of the above examples use "inline" styles to create the borders. You can also use "embedded" style sheets or "external" style sheets. In fact, embedded style sheets are more powerful than inline styles. And external style sheets are more powerful than embedded style sheets.

Use embedded style sheets if you need to apply the same border to multiple objects on the same page. Use external style sheets if you need to apply the same border to multiple objects on multiple pages (or across your whole site).