CSS3 Border Images

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Numbers followed by -webkit-, -moz-, or -o- specify the first version that worked with a prefix.

CSS3 border-image Property

The CSS3 border-image property allows you to specify an image to be used instead of the normal border around an element.

The property has three parts:

1. The image to use as the border
2. Where to slice the image
3. Define whether the middle sections should be repeated or stretched

We will use the following image (called "border.png"):

The border-image property takes the image and slices it into nine sections, like a tic-tac-toe board. It then places the corners at the corners, and the middle sections are repeated or stretched as you specify.

Note: For border-image to work, the element also needs the border property set!

Here, the middle sections of the image are repeated to create the border:

An image as a border!

Here is the code:

Here, the middle sections of the image are stretched to create the border:

An image as a border!

Here is the code:

	Tip: The border-image property is actually a shorthand property for the border-image-source, border-image-slice, border-image-width, border-image-outset and border-image-repeat properties.

CSS3 border-image - Different Slice Values

Different slice values completely changes the look of the border:

Example 1:

border-image: url(border.png) 50 round;

Example 2:

border-image: url(border.png) 20% round;

Example 3:

border-image: url(border.png) 30% round;

Here is the code:

Test Yourself with Exercises!

Exercise 1 »  Exercise 2 »

CSS3 Border Properties