CSS border-image-repeat Property

The CSS border-image-repeat property is used to specify if the border-image will be round, repeated or stretched. It is one of the CSS3 properties.

The border-image-repeat property may be defined using one or two values. If one value is specified, it applies the same behavior on all four sides. If two values are specified, the first applies to the top and bottom, and the second to the left and right.

Initial Value	stretch
Applies to	All elements, except internal table elements when border-collapse is "collapse". It also applies to ::first-letter.
Inherited	No.
Animatable	No.
Version	CSS3
DOM Syntax	object.style.borderImageRepeat = "round";

Syntax

Syntax of CSS border-image-repeat Property

border-image-repeat: stretch | repeat | round | space | initial | inherit;

Example of the border-image-repeat property:

Example of CSS border-image-repeat Property with round value

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>The title of the document</title>
    <style>
      .border {
        border: 10px solid transparent;
        padding: 20px;
        border-image: url(/uploads/media/default/0001/01/812bf6a749522b8185c1beee20dd99dd6c6c87da.jpeg) round;
        border-image-slice: 100;
        border-image-repeat: round;
        border-image-width: 10px;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Border-image-repeat property example</h2>
    <p class="border">border-image-repeat: round;</p>
    <p>Here is the original image used:</p>
    <img src="/uploads/media/default/0001/01/812bf6a749522b8185c1beee20dd99dd6c6c87da.jpeg" style="width:50%" />
  </body>
</html>

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Result

Example of the border-image-repeat property with the "round" and "repeat" values:

Example of CSS border-image-repeat Property with round and repeat values

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>The title of the document</title>
    <style>
      .border1 {
        border: 10px solid transparent;
        padding: 20px;
        border-image: url(/uploads/media/default/0001/01/812bf6a749522b8185c1beee20dd99dd6c6c87da.jpeg) round;
        border-image-slice: 100;
        border-image-repeat: round;
        border-image-width: 10px;
      }
      .border2 {
        border: 10px solid transparent;
        padding: 20px;
        border-image: url(/uploads/media/default/0001/01/812bf6a749522b8185c1beee20dd99dd6c6c87da.jpeg) round;
        border-image-slice: 100;
        border-image-repeat: repeat;
        border-image-width: 10px;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Border-image-repeat property example</h2>
    <p class="border1">border-image-repeat: round;</p>
    <p class="border2">border-image-repeat: repeat;</p>
    <p>Here is the original image used:</p>
    <img src="/uploads/media/default/0001/01/812bf6a749522b8185c1beee20dd99dd6c6c87da.jpeg" style="width:50%" />
  </body>
</html>

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Example of the border-image-repeat property with the "space" and "stretch" values:

Example of CSS border-image-repeat Property with space and stretch values

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <style>
      .border1 {
        border: 10px solid transparent;
        padding: 20px;
        border-image: url(/uploads/media/default/0001/01/812bf6a749522b8185c1beee20dd99dd6c6c87da.jpeg) round;
        border-image-slice: 100;
        border-image-repeat: space;
        border-image-width: 10px;
      }
      .border2 {
        border: 10px solid transparent;
        padding: 20px;
        border-image: url(/uploads/media/default/0001/01/812bf6a749522b8185c1beee20dd99dd6c6c87da.jpeg) round;
        border-image-slice: 100;
        border-image-repeat: stretch;
        border-image-width: 10px;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Border-image-repeat property example</h2>
    <p class="border1">border-image-repeat: space;</p>
    <p class="border2">border-image-repeat: stretch;</p>
    <p>Here is the original image used:</p>
    <img src="/uploads/media/default/0001/01/812bf6a749522b8185c1beee20dd99dd6c6c87da.jpeg" style="width:50%" />
  </body>
</html>

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Values

Value	Description	Play it
stretch	Every gap between each border will be filled with stretched images. This is the default value.	Play it »
repeat	Every gap between each border will be filled with repeated images. For reaching proper fit, repeats may be clipped.	Play it »
round	Every gap between each border will be filled with repeated images. For reaching proper fit repeats may be stretched.	Play it »
space	Every gap between each border will be filled with repeated images. For reaching proper fit extra space will be distributed between repeats.
initial	Sets the property to its default value.	Play it »
inherit	Inherits the property from its parent element.

Syntax

Example of the border-image-repeat property:

Result

Example of the border-image-repeat property with the "round" and "repeat" values:

Example of the border-image-repeat property with the "space" and "stretch" values:

Values

Practice