CSS Border Images
With the CSS border-image property, you can set an image to be used
as the border around an element.
CSS border-image Property
The CSS border-image property allows you to specify an image to
be used instead of the normal border around an element.
The property has three
parts:
- The
image to use as the border
- Where
to slice the image
- Define
whether the middle sections should be repeated or stretched
We will use the following
image (called "border.png"):
The border-image property takes the image and slices it
into nine sections, like a tic-tac-toe board. It then places the corners at the
corners, and the middle sections are repeated or stretched as you specify.
Note: For border-image to work, the element also needs the border property set!
Here, the middle sections
of the image are repeated to create the border:
An image as a border!
Here is the code:
Example
#borderimg {
border: 10px solid transparent;
padding: 15px;
border-image: url(border.png) 30 round;
}
Here, the middle sections
of the image are stretched to create the border:
An image as a border!
Here is the code:
Example
#borderimg {
border: 10px solid transparent;
padding: 15px;
border-image: url(border.png) 30 stretch;
}
Tip: The border-image property is actually a shorthand property
for the border-image-source, border-image-slice, border-image-width, border-image-outset and border-image-repeat properties.
CSS border-image - Different Slice Values
Different slice values
completely changes the look of the border:
Example 1:
border-image: url(border.png)
50 round;
Example 2:
border-image:
url(border.png) 20% round;
Example 3:
border-image:
url(border.png) 30% round;
Here is the code:
Example
#borderimg1 {
border: 10px solid transparent;
padding: 15px;
border-image: url(border.png) 50 round;
}
#borderimg2 {
border: 10px solid transparent;
padding: 15px;
border-image: url(border.png) 20% round;
}
#borderimg3 {
border: 10px solid transparent;
padding: 15px;
border-image: url(border.png) 30% round;
}
CSS Border Image Properties
Property |
Description |
border-image |
A shorthand property for
setting all the border-image-* properties |
border-image-source |
Specifies the path to the
image to be used as a border |
border-image-slice |
Specifies how to slice
the border image |
border-image-width |
Specifies the widths of
the border image |
border-image-outset |
Specifies the amount by
which the border image area extends beyond the border box |
border-image-repeat |
Specifies whether the
border image should be repeated, rounded or stretched |