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by Tommy Olsson and Paul O’Brien

outline-color (CSS property)

Browser support full matrix
IE7 FF1.5+ Saf1.3+ Op9.2+
None Full Full Full
Spec
Inherited Initial Version
No invert CSS2,2.1

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;
}

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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.

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

IE5.5None
6.0None
7.0None
Firefox1.0None
1.5Full
2.0Full
Safari1.3Full
2.0Full
3.0Full
Opera9.2Full
9.5Full

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

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