Width of an Outline

This example demonstrates how to set the width of an outline.

HTML file: Displayed by browser:
<style>
p.one {
   border: 1px solid red;
   outline-style: solid;
   outline-width: thick;
}
p.two {
   border: 1px solid red;
   outline-style: dotted;
   outline-width: 3px;
}
</style>
<body>
<p class="one">A red border with a thick solid outline.</p>
<p class="two">A red border with a 3 px wide dotted outline.</p>
</body>

A red border with a thick solid outline..

A red border with a 3 px wide dotted outline.

Note: IE8 supports the outline properties only if a !DOCTYPE is specified.

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