outline-widthNN n/a IE 5(Mac) CSS 2

Inherited: No

Controls the thickness of an outline around an element. To prevent surrounding content from rendering under the outline, you should consider adding a margin around the element.

 
CSS Syntax
 
outline-width:  thin | medium | thick | length
 
Value

Three constantsthin | medium | thickallow the browser to define exactly how many pixels are used to show the outline. For more precision, you can also assign a length value (see the discussion of length values at the beginning of this chapter). One value controls all sides of the outline.

 
Initial Value

medium

 
Example
 
h1 {outline-style: ridge; outline-width: 5px}
div {outline-style: solid; outline-width: 2px}
 
Applies To

All elements.

 
Object Model Reference
 
[window.]document.getElementById("elementID").style.outlineWidth