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# Border
The `border` rule enables the drawing of a box around a widget. A border is set with a border type (see below) and a color.
Borders may also be set individually for the four edges of a widget with the `border-top`, `border-right`, `border-bottom` and `border-left` rules.
## Syntax
```
border: [<BORDER TYPE>] [<COLOR>];
border-top: [<BORDER TYPE>] [<COLOR>];
border-right: [<BORDER TYPE>] [<COLOR>];
border-bottom: [<BORDER TYPE>] [<COLOR>];
border-left: [<BORDER TYPE>] [<COLOR>];
```
### Border types
| Border type | Description |
|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| `"ascii"` | A border with plus, hyphen, and vertical bar characters |
| `"blank"` | A blank border (reserves space for a border) |
| `"dashed"` | Dashed line border |
| `"double"` | Double lined border |
| `"heavy"` | Heavy border |
| `"hidden"` | Alias for "none" |
| `"hkey"` | Horizontal key-line border |
| `"inner"` | Thick solid border |
| `"none"` | Disabled border |
| `"outer"` | Solid border with additional space around content |
| `"round"` | Rounded corners |
| `"solid"` | Solid border |
| `"tall"` | Solid border with extras space top and bottom |
| `"vkey"` | Vertical key-line border |
| `"wide"` | Solid border with additional space left and right |
For example, `heavy white` would display a heavy white line around a widget.
### Color syntax
--8<-- "docs/snippets/type_syntax/color.md"
### Multiple edge rules
If multiple border rules target the same edge, the last rule that targets a specific edge is the one that is applied to that edge.
For example, consider the CSS below:
```sass
Static {
border-top: dashed red;
border: solid green; /* overrides the border-top rule above */
/* Change the border but just for the bottom edge: */
border-bottom: double blue;
}
```
The CSS snippet above will add a solid green border around `Static` widgets, except for the bottom edge, which will be double blue.
### Defaults
If a border color is specified but the border type is omitted, it defaults to solid.
If a border type is specified but the border color is omitted, it defaults to green (RGB color `"#00FF00"`).
## Border command
The `textual` CLI has a subcommand which will let you explore the various border types interactively:
```
textual borders
```
Alternatively, you can see the examples below.
## Examples
This examples shows three widgets with different border styles.
=== "border.py"
```python
--8<-- "docs/examples/styles/border.py"
```
=== "border.css"
```css
--8<-- "docs/examples/styles/border.css"
```
=== "Output"
```{.textual path="docs/examples/styles/border.py"}
```
The next example shows a grid with all the available border types.
=== "border_all.py"
```py
--8<-- "docs/examples/styles/border_all.py"
```
=== "border_all.css"
```css
--8<-- "docs/examples/styles/border_all.css"
```
=== "Output"
```{.textual path="docs/examples/styles/border_all.py"}
```
## CSS
```sass
/* Set a heavy white border */
border: heavy white;
/* set a red border on the left */
border-left: outer red;
```
## Python
```python
# Set a heavy white border
widget.border = ("heavy", "white")
# Set a red border on the left
widget.border_left = ("outer", "red")
```