# CSS3 border-image-source Property

## Example

Use an image as the border around a <div> element:

div {
border-image-source: url(border.png);
}
Try it yourself »

## Definition and Usage

The border-image-source property specifies an image to be used, instead of the border styles given by the border-style properties.

Tip: If the value is "none", or if the image cannot be displayed, the border styles will be used.

Tip: Also look at the border-image property (a shorthand property for setting all the border-image-* properties).

Default value: | none
Inherited: | no
Animatable: | no. Read about animatable
Version: | CSS3
JavaScript syntax: | object.style.borderImageSource="url(border.png)" Try it

## Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
border-image-source | 15.0 | 11.0 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 15.0

## CSS Syntax

border-image-source: none|image|initial|inherit;

## Property Values

Value | Description
--- | ---
none | No image will be used
image | The path to the image to be used as a border
initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

## Related Pages

CSS3 tutorial: CSS3 Borders

CSS Reference: border-image property

CSS Reference: border-image-outset property

CSS Reference: border-image-repeat property

CSS Reference: border-image-slice property

CSS Reference: border-image-width property

HTML DOM reference: borderImageSource property

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