Web/CSS/border-image-repeat

The border-image-repeat CSS property defines how the edge regions of a source image are adjusted to fit the dimensions of an element's border image.

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Syntax

/* Keyword value */
border-image-repeat: stretch;
border-image-repeat: repeat;
border-image-repeat: round;
border-image-repeat: space;

/* vertical | horizontal */
border-image-repeat: round stretch;

/* Global values */
border-image-repeat: inherit;
border-image-repeat: initial;
border-image-repeat: unset;

The border-image-repeat property may be specified using one or two values chosen from the list of values below.

When one value is specified, it applies the same behavior on all four sides.
When two values are specified, the first applies to the top and bottom, the second to the left and right.

Values

stretch: The source image's edge regions are stretched to fill the gap between each border.
repeat: The source image's edge regions are tiled (repeated) to fill the gap between each border. Tiles may be clipped to achieve the proper fit.
round: The source image's edge regions are tiled (repeated) to fill the gap between each border. Tiles may be stretched to achieve the proper fit.
space: The source image's edge regions are tiled (repeated) to fill the gap between each border. Extra space will be distributed in between tiles to achieve the proper fit.

Formal definition

Initial value	`stretch`
Applies to	all elements, except internal table elements when `border-collapse` is `collapse`. It also applies to `::first-letter`.
Inherited	no
Computed value	as specified
Animation type	discrete

Formal syntax

[ stretch | repeat | round | space ]{1,2}

Examples

Repeating border images

CSS

#bordered {
  width: 12rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  padding: 1rem;
  border: 40px solid;
  border-image: url("https://mdn.mozillademos.org/files/4127/border.png") 27;
  border-image-repeat: stretch;  /* Can be changed in the live sample */
}

HTML

<div id="bordered">You can try out various border repetition rules on me!</div>

<select id="repetition">
  <option value="stretch">stretch</option>
  <option value="repeat">repeat</option>
  <option value="round">round</option>
  <option value="space">space</option>
  <option value="stretch repeat">stretch repeat</option>
  <option value="space round">space round</option>
</select>

JavaScript

var repetition = document.getElementById("repetition");
repetition.addEventListener("change", function (evt) {
  document.getElementById("bordered").style.borderImageRepeat = evt.target.value;
});

Results

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 3The definition of 'border-image-repeat' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`border-image-repeat`	Chrome Full support 15	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 15	IE Full support 11	Opera Full support 15	Safari Full support 6	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 15	Opera Android Full support 14	Safari iOS Full support 9.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0
`round`	Chrome Full support 30	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 15	IE Full support 11	Opera Full support 17	Safari Full support 9.1	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 30	Firefox Android Full support 15	Opera Android Full support 18	Safari iOS Full support 9.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 2.0
`space`	Chrome Full support 56	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 50	IE Full support 11	Opera Full support 43	Safari Full support 9.1	WebView Android Full support 56	Chrome Android Full support 56	Firefox Android Full support 50	Opera Android Full support 43	Safari iOS Full support 9.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0

Legend

Full support: Full support

border-image-repeat by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.