CSS Reference Property

border-left-color

The border-left-color property is used to set the color of the left border of an element.

Official Syntax

Syntax:
```
border-left-color: <color>
```
Initial: currentColor
Applies To: all elements
Animatable: yes, as a <color>

Values

<color>: See the <color> property entry for a list of possible values.

Notes

The border-left-color property can also inherit the value of the element’s parent’s left border color using the keyword inherit.

Examples

The following are all valid border-left-color values set on an element. The element’s border style and border width are also set using the border-left-style and border-left-width respectively.

.element {
    border-left-style: dotted;
    border-left-width: 10px;

    border-left-color: red;
    /* or */
    border-left-color: #44aacf;
    /* or */
    border-left-color: rgba(255,0,10,.5);
}

Live Demo

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Browser Support

The property works in all major browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, IE, and on Android and iOS.