CSS outline Property
Example
h1 {
outline: 2px dotted black;
}
p {
outline: 5px dashed red;
}Hello World!
Meaning
The outline property is a shorthand form that sets all outline properties at once.
This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:
| Default value: | medium invert color |
| Inherited: | No |
| Animatable: | Yes |
| Version: | CSS2 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
outline: outline-width outline-style outline-color|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Status
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| outline-width | Specifies the color of the outline. |
| outline-style | Specifies the style of the outline. |
| outline-color | Specifies the color of the outline. |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. |
| inherit | If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-delay property. |
| revert | Reverts the cascaded value of the property from its current value to the value the property |
| revert-layer | Rollback styles to the ones specified in previous cascade layers. |
| unset | Resets a property to its inherited value if the property naturally inherits from its parent, and to its initial value if not. |
Default CSS Property Values
selectors {
outline: medium invert color;
}