CSS Outline
An outline is a line drawn outside the element's border.
This element has a black border and a green outline with a width of 10px.
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CSS Outline
An outline is a line that is drawn around elements, OUTSIDE the borders, to make the element "stand out".
CSS has the following outline properties:
outline-style
outline-color
outline-width
outline-offset
outline
Note: Outline differs from borders! Unlike border, the outline is
drawn outside the element's border, and may overlap other content. Also, the outline is
NOT a part of the element's dimensions; the element's total width and height
is not affected by the width of the outline.
CSS Outline Style
The outline-style property specifies the style of the outline,
and can have one of the following values:
dotted - Defines a dotted outline
dashed - Defines a dashed outline
solid - Defines a solid outline
double - Defines a double outline
groove - Defines a 3D grooved outline
ridge - Defines a 3D ridged outline
inset - Defines a 3D inset outline
outset - Defines a 3D outset outline
none - Defines no outline
hidden - Defines a hidden outline
The following example shows the different outline-style values:
Example
Demonstration of the different outline styles:
p.dotted {outline-style: dotted;}
p.dashed {outline-style: dashed;}p.solid {outline-style: solid;}
p.double {outline-style: double;}p.groove {outline-style: groove;}
p.ridge {outline-style: ridge;}p.inset {outline-style: inset;}
p.outset {outline-style: outset;}
Result:
A dotted outline.
A dashed outline.
A solid outline.
A double outline.
A groove outline. The effect depends on the outline-color value.
A ridge outline. The effect depends on the outline-color value.
An inset outline. The effect depends on the outline-color value.
An outset outline. The effect depends on the outline-color value.
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Note: None of the other outline properties (which you will learn more about in the next chapters) will have ANY effect unless the
outline-style property is set!
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Reference: https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_outline.asp