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CSS Outline Style

CSS

This specifies the outline style.

CSS outline-style property

The outline-style property specifies what type of outline should be applied to an element.

The outline-style property has the following values.

  • dashed
  • dotted
  • double
  • groove
  • hidden
  • inset
  • none
  • outset
  • ridge
  • solid

Example

.p1 {
  outline-width: 5px;
  outline-style: dashed;
  outline-color: #e40606;
  outline-offset: 1px;
  border: 2px solid black;
}
.p2 {
  outline-width: 5px;
  outline-style: dotted;
  outline-color: #e40606;
  outline-offset: 1px;
  border: 2px solid black;
}
.p3 {
  outline-width: 5px;
  outline-style: double;
  outline-color: #e40606;
  outline-offset: 1px;
  border: 2px solid black;
}
.p4 {
  outline-width: 5px;
  outline-style: groove;
  outline-color: #e40606;
  outline-offset: 1px;
  border: 2px solid black;
}
.p5 {
  outline-width: 5px;
  outline-style: hidden;
  outline-color: #e40606;
  outline-offset: 1px;
  border: 2px solid black;
}
.p6 {
  outline-width: 5px;
  outline-style: inset;
  outline-color: #e40606;
  outline-offset: 1px;
  border: 2px solid black;
}
.p7 {
  outline-width: 5px;
  outline-style: none;
  outline-color: #e40606;
  outline-offset: 1px;
  border: 2px solid black;
}
.p8 {
  outline-width: 5px;
  outline-style: outset;
  outline-color: #e40606;
  outline-offset: 1px;
  border: 2px solid black;
}
.p9 {
  outline-width: 5px;
  outline-style: ridge;
  outline-color: #e40606;
  outline-offset: 1px;
  border: 2px solid black;
}
.p10 {
  outline-width: 5px;
  outline-style: solid;
  outline-color: #e40606;
  outline-offset: 1px;
  border: 2px solid black;
}
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Note: Each outline side can not be styled separately.