Textbox Border

This page demonstrates how to create a textbox border around your HTML textboxes.

Textboxes are input fields created by the <textarea> element. You can use the CSS border property to add a border around your HTML textboxes. You can also use border-width, border-style, and border-color, but the border property covers all of these anyway.

Here are some examples of textbox borders.

Solid Textbox Border

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Dashed Textbox Border

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Dotted Textbox Border

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Double Textbox Border

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Outset Textbox Border

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Inset Textbox Border

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Grooved Textbox Border

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Ridged Textbox Border

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Various Textbox Borders

You can also specify different styles/colors/widths for each side of your textbox. You can also specify that the border should only be placed on one/two/three sides of the text box.

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Textbox Border on 1 Side Only

You can also specify that the border should only be placed on one side of the text box. Example:

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Textbox Border on 1 Side Only

You can also use the above technique to place a border on two or three sides of the text box. Example:

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