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CSS3 border-image-repeat Property

Example

Set the way images are tiled:


Definition and Usage

The border-image-repeat property is used to define whether the border image should be repeated, stretched, or rounded.

Tip: You can check out the border-image property (a shorthand property for setting all border-image-* properties).

Default value: stretch
Inherited: no
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Animatable: no. See animatable
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Version: CSS3
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JavaScript syntax: object.style.borderImageRepeat="round" Try it
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Browser Support

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

Property
border-image-repeat 15.0 11.0 15.0 6.0 15.0

CSS Syntax

Note: This property specifies how the middle part of the border image is tiled and stretched. Therefore, you can specify two values. If the second value is omitted, it is assumed to be the same as the first.

Property Values

Value Description Example
stretch Default value. Stretches the image to fill the area. View example »
repeat Tiles the image to fill the area. View example »
round Similar to repeat. If the image does not fit perfectly, it is scaled to fit the area. View example »
space Similar to repeat. If the image does not fit perfectly, extra space is distributed around the image.
initial Sets this property to its default value. See initial View example »
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. See inherit

Related Pages

CSS3 Tutorial: CSS3 Borders

CSS Reference: border-image Property

CSS Reference: border-image-repeat Property

CSS Reference: border-image-slice Property

CSS Reference: border-image-source Property

CSS Reference: border-image-width Property

HTML DOM Reference: borderImageRepeat Property

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