LAST UPDATED: JUNE 3, 2021
CSS border-block-color Property
CSS border-block-color property is used to define the color of the logical block borders that gets mapped to a physical border color based on the writing mode, text orientation, and the directionality of the element.
Syntax for border-block-color Property
Following is the syntax for the border-block-color property.
border-block-color: color;
Example: CSS border-block-color Property
Here in the example below, we are using the border-block-color property with different background colors, borders, and different values. In this case, we have given the border-block-color as black. The CSS styling is done inside the opening and closing head tags of the HTML.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
<title>Border-block-color property in CSS</title>
<style type="text/css">
div {
background-color: pink;
width: 120px;
height: 120px;
}
.exampleText {
writing-mode: horizontal-tb;
border: 10px solid red;
border-block-color: black;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<p class="exampleText">Welcome to Study Tonight</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example 2: CSS border-block-color Property
Here in the example below, we are using the border-block-color property with different background colors, borders, and different values. In this case, we have given the border-block-color as #F5F6F7.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
<title>Border-block-color property in CSS</title>
<style type="text/css">
div {
background-color: skyblue;
width: 120px;
height: 120px;
}
.exampleText {
writing-mode: vertical-lr;
border: 10px solid red;
border-block-color: #F5F6F7;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<p class="exampleText">Welcome to Study Tonight</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Browser Compatibility
There are many browsers which do not support all the latest CSS properties. Hence, while developing any webpage, if you are using any CSS property you must check the browser compatibility for that CSS property and then use it. It is of immense importance today when there is a large variety of web browsers available.
| Name of the Browser |
Background-size |
Contain and cover |
| Chrome |
87
|
87 |
| Edge |
79 |
79 |
| Firefox |
66 |
66 |
| Internet Explorer |
no |
no |
| Opera |
73 |
73 |
| Safari |
no |
no |
| Webview Android |
87 |
87 |
| Chrome Android |
87 |
87 |
| Firefox Android |
66 |
66 |
| Opera Android |
no |
no |
| IOS Safari |
no |
no |
| Samsung Internet |
no |
no |
Conclusion
The initial value for the border-block-color property is currentcolor. This property is applicable to all elements. It is not an inherited property. The computed value for the border-block-color property is the computed color itself.
