border-top-color

The border-top-color CSS property sets the color of an element's top border. Note that in many cases the shorthand CSS properties border-color or border-top are more convenient and preferable.

/* <color> values */
border-top-color: red;
border-top-color: #ffbb00;
border-top-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);
border-top-color: hsla(100%, 50%, 25%, 0.75);
border-top-color: currentColor;
border-top-color: transparent;
/* Global values */
border-top-color: inherit;
border-top-color: initial;
border-top-color: unset;

Initial valuecurrentcolor
Applies toall elements. It also applies to ::first-letter.
Inheritedno
Mediavisual
Computed valuecomputed color
Animation typea color
Canonical orderthe unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Syntax

The border-top-color property is specified as a single value.

Values

<color>
The color of the top border.

Formal syntax

<color>
where 
<color> = <rgb()> | <rgba()> | <hsl()> | <hsla()> | <hex-color> | <named-color> | currentcolor | <deprecated-system-color>
where 
<rgb()> = rgb( [ [ <percentage>{3} | <number>{3} ] [ / <alpha-value> ]? ] | [ [ <percentage>#{3} | <number>#{3} ] , <alpha-value>? ] )
<rgba()> = rgba( [ [ <percentage>{3} | <number>{3} ] [ / <alpha-value> ]? ] | [ [ <percentage>#{3} | <number>#{3} ] , <alpha-value>? ] )
<hsl()> = hsl( [ <hue> <percentage> <percentage> [ / <alpha-value> ]? ] | [ <hue>, <percentage>, <percentage>, <alpha-value>? ] )
<hsla()> = hsla( [ <hue> <percentage> <percentage> [ / <alpha-value> ]? ] | [ <hue>, <percentage>, <percentage>, <alpha-value>? ] )
where 
<alpha-value> = <number> | <percentage>
<hue> = <number> | <angle>

Examples

A simple div with a border

HTML

<div class="mybox">
  <p>This is a box with a border around it.
     Note which side of the box is
     <span class="redtext">red</span>.</p>
</div>

CSS

.mybox {
  border: solid 0.3em gold;
  border-top-color: red;
  width: auto;
}
.redtext {
  color: red;
}

Result

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 3
The definition of 'border-top-color' in that specification.		 Candidate Recommendation No significant changes, though the transparent keyword, now included in <color> which has been extended, has been formally removed.
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1)
The definition of 'border-top-color' in that specification.		 Recommendation Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Edge Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support 1.0 (Yes) 1.0 (1.7 or earlier)[1] 4.0 3.5 1.0 (85)
Feature Android Edge Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support 1.0 (Yes) 1.0 (1.0)[1] 6.5 11 1.0

[1] Gecko-based browsers like Firefox also supports the non-standard -moz-border-top-colors CSS properties that sets the top border to multiple colors.

See also

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