HTML | DOM Style outlineStyle Property

Last Updated : 08 Aug, 2022

The Style outlineStyle property in HTML DOM is used to set or return the style of the outline around an element.

Syntax:

It is used to return the outlineStyle property.

object.style.outlineStyle

It is used to set the outlineStyle property.

object.style.outlineStyle = value

Property Values:

none: This is the default value that sets no outline.
hidden: Using this value,the outline is turned off.
dotted: This value sets a dotted outline.
dashed: This value sets a dashed outline.
solid; This value sets a solid outline.
double; This value sets a double outline.
groove; This value sets a 3D grooved outline.
ridge; This value sets a 3D ridged outline.
inset; This value sets a 3D inset outline.
outset; This value sets a 3D outset outline.
initial; This value sets the outline property to its browser’s default value.
inherit: This value sets the outline property to the value from its parent element.

Return Value: This method returns a String value representing the style of an element’s outline.

Example 1:

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>
        HTML | DOM Style outlineStyle Property
    </title>
    <style>
        #myDiv {
            border: 1px solid red;
            outline: green dotted thick;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1> Geeks for Geeks</h1>
    <h2>HTML | DOM Style outlineStyle Property</h2>
 
    <div id="myDiv">Welcome to Geeks for Geeks.</div>
    <br>
    <button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">
        Click Here!
    </button>
 
    <script>
        function myFunction() {
            document.getElementById("myDiv")
                .style.outlineStyle = "solid";
        }
    </script>
 
</body>
 
</html>

Output:

Before click on the button:

After click on the button:

Example 2:

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>
        HTML | DOM Style outlineStyle Property
    </title>
    <style>
        #myDiv {
            border: 1px solid red;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
 
    <h1> HTML | DOM Style outlineStyle Property</h1>
 
    <div id="myDiv">Welcome to Geeks for Geeks.</div>
    <br>
    <button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">
        Click Here!
    </button>
 
    <script>
        function myFunction() {
            document.getElementById("myDiv")
                .style.outlineStyle = "dotted";
        }
    </script>
 
</body>
 
</html>