Signup/Sign In
LAST UPDATED: JUNE 4, 2021

CSS border-block-end Property

CSS border-block-end property in CSS is a shorthand property that is used to set the individual logical border values.

The physical border at which it is mapped is based on the writing mode, directionality, and text orientation of the element. It refers to the border-right, border-top, border-bottom, or border-left property.

Syntax for border-block-end property:

Following is the syntax for the border-block-end property.

border-block-end: border-color;

Example: CSS border-block-end Property

In the example below, we are using the border-block-end property with different background colors, borders, and different values. In this case, we have given the border-block-end as 6px dashed purple. The CSS styling is done inside the opening and closing head tags of the HTML.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
	<title>Border-block-end property</title>
	<style type="text/css">
		div {
		  background-color: skyblue;
		  width: 140px;
		  height: 140px;
		}
		
		.exampleText {
		  writing-mode: horizontal-tb;
		  border-block-end: 6px dashed purple;
		}
	</style>
</head>
<body>
	<div>
		<p class="exampleText">Study Tonight</p>
	</div>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Example 2: CSS border-block-end Property

Here in the example below, we are using the border-block-end property with different background colors, borders, and different values. In this case, we have given the border-block-end as 2px dotted black.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
	<title>Border-block-end property</title>
	<style type="text/css">
		div {
		  background-color: pink;
		  width: 140px;
		  height: 140px;
		}		
		.exampleText {
		  writing-mode: vertical-lr;
		  border-block-end: 2px dotted black;
		}
	</style>
</head>
<body>
	<div>
		<p class="exampleText">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 Browser Background size contain and cover
Chrome 69 69
Edge 79 79
Firefox 41 41
Internet Explorer no no
Opera 56 56
Safari 12.1 12.1
Webview Android 69 69
Chrome Android 69 69
Firefox Android 41 41
Opera Android 48 48
IOS Safari 12.2 12.2
Samsung Internet 10.0 10.0

Conclusion

This property is applicable to all elements. It is not an inherited property. The computed value for border-top-style is the as specified one. The computed value for border-top-width is the absolute length or zero in case it is none or hidden. And the computed value for the border-top-color is the computed color.



About the author:
I like to write content about technology, helping users to understand technical terms easily. I also write about Python, Java, and various other programming language. I have an experience of 3+ years in content creation.