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outline-color (CSS property)

Spec
Inherited Initial Version
No invert CSS2,2.1
Browser support (more…)
IE7 FF1.5+ SA1.3+ OP9.2+
None Full Full Full

Syntax

outline-color: { color | invert | inherit } ;

Description

The outline-style property sets the style of the outline that’s drawn around an element. See outline for more information about outlines.

Note that an outline will only show when outline-style has been set with a value other than none.

Example

This style rule assigns a red outline color on focus to anchor elements within the element with ID "example":

#example a:focus {
  outline-color: red;
  outline-style: solid;
}

Value

outline-color accepts any valid CSS color value, as well as the keyword invert. invert does as its name suggests: it performs a pixel-color inversion of the outline in order that the outline remains visible regardless of any background colors that have been set. As of CSS2.1, user agents have been allowed to ignore the invert value, and instead use the element’s color property.

Compatibility

Internet Explorer Firefox Safari Opera
5.5 6.0 7.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 1.3 2.0 3.0 9.2 9.5
None None None None Full Full Full Full Full Full Full

Internet Explorer for Windows (up to and including version 7) and Firefox 1.0 provide no support for outline.

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