What is the CSS border-image property?

The border-image property specifies an image as a border of an element.

It is a shorthand property of the following:

  • border-image-source
  • border-image-slice
  • border-image-width
  • border-image-outset
  • border-image-repeat

Syntax

border-image: source slice width outset repeat|initial|inherit;

Property values

  • border-image-source: It is used to specify the path to the image we have to use as a border.

  • border-image-slice: It is used to specify the dimensions for slicing the source image.

  • border-image-width: It is used to specify the width of the source image.

  • border-image-outset: It is used to specify the distance of the image from the element’s outer edge.

  • border-image-repeat: It is used to specify whether the images should be rounded, repeated, or stretched.

  • initial: It is used to set the property to the default value.

  • inherit: It is used to inherit the property from the parent element.

Code

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