CSS border-image-repeat
The border-image-repeat property is one of the properties introduced in CSS3 for the purposes of enabling images to be used on CSS borders.
The CSS border-image-repeat property is used for defining how the images for the middle part and sides of the border are scaled and tiled.
The border-image-repeat property is used in conjunction with the border-image-source, border-image-slice, border-image-width, and border-image-outset properties in order to determine how the image will appear on the border.
Note that setting an image border will override any border that has been specified using the border-style properties. However, if the image cannot be loaded, or if the border-image-source value is none, the border styles will be used instead.
To save time (and use less code), use the border-image property to set all your background image properties at once.
Syntax
To set both the horizontal and vertical sides:
To set the horizontal and vertical sides separately:
Formal Grammar
The formal grammar for this property is:
See below for more information.
Possible Values
stretch- Specifies that the image will stretch to fit the area (i.e. it will be stretched from one corner to the next).
repeat- Specifies that the image will be repeated (i.e. tiled) to fill the area.
round- The image is repeated (tiled) to fill the area. If it does not fill the area with a whole number of tiles, the image is rescaled so that it does.
space- The image is repeated (tiled) to fill the area. If it does not fill the area with a whole number of tiles, the extra space is distributed around the tiles.
If this property has two values, the first value sets the horizontal sides and the second value sets the vertical sides. If the property has only one value, it sets both the horizontal and vertical sides.
In addition, all CSS properties also accept the following CSS-wide keyword values as the sole component of their property value:
initial- Represents the value specified as the property's initial value.
inherit- Represents the computed value of the property on the element's parent.
unset- This value acts as either
inheritorinitial, depending on whether the property is inherited or not. In other words, it sets all properties to their parent value if they are inheritable or to their initial value if not inheritable.
Basic Property Information
- Initial Value
stretch- Applies To
- All elements, except internal table elements when
border-collapseiscollapse - Inherited?
- No
- Media
- Visual
Example Code
Basic CSS
Working Example within an HTML Document
CSS Specifications
- The
border-image-repeatproperty is defined in CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 3 (W3C Candidate Recommendation Snapshot)
Browser Support
Browser support for CSS properties can vary, particularly for newer or experimental features. Check current browser compatibility before using a property in production, especially when supporting older browsers.
The following table provided by Caniuse.com shows the level of browser support for this feature.
Initial Value
CSS properties have an initial value that applies when the property has not been explicitly set. The initial value is different from the value inherited from a parent element and may vary between properties.
Inheritance
Some CSS properties inherit their computed value from their parent element by default, while others do not. The inherit, initial, unset, and revert keywords can also be used to control how a property gets its value.
Vendor Prefixes
Most modern CSS properties use the standard, unprefixed syntax. Vendor-prefixed properties such as -webkit- are mainly relevant to older browser versions or specific features and should only be used when required by your browser support targets.