Web/CSS/border-left-width

The border-left-width CSS property sets the width of the left border of an element.

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Syntax

/* Keyword values */
border-left-width: thin;
border-left-width: medium;
border-left-width: thick;

/* <length> values */
border-left-width: 10em;
border-left-width: 3vmax;
border-left-width: 6px;

/* Global keywords */
border-left-width: inherit;
border-left-width: initial;
border-left-width: unset;

Values

<line-width>

Defines the width of the border, either as an explicit nonnegative <length> or a keyword. If it's a keyword, it must be one of the following values:

`thin`		A thin border
`medium`		A medium border
`thick`		A thick border

Note: Because the specification doesn't define the exact thickness denoted by each keyword, the precise result when using one of them is implementation-specific. Nevertheless, they always follow the pattern thin ≤ medium ≤ thick, and the values are constant within a single document.

Formal definition

Initial value	`medium`
Applies to	all elements. It also applies to `::first-letter`.
Inherited	no
Computed value	the absolute length or `0` if `border-left-style` is `none` or `hidden`
Animation type	a length

Formal syntax

<line-width>where <line-width> = <length> | thin | medium | thick

Examples

Comparing border widths

HTML

<div>Element 1</div>
<div>Element 2</div>

CSS

div { 
  border: 1px solid red;
  margin: 1em 0;
}

div:nth-child(1) {
  border-left-width: thick;
}
div:nth-child(2) {
  border-left-width: 2em;
}

Result

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 3The definition of 'border-left-width' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	No significant change.
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1)The definition of 'border-left-width' in that specification.	Recommendation	No significant change.
CSS Level 1The definition of 'border-left-width' in that specification.	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-left-width`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 4	Opera Full support 3.5	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support 2.3	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support: Full support