border-bottom-width

Controls the thickness of the bottom border. It is frequently paired with a specific color to create focus indicators or status bars.

It is documented as part of the CSS Backgrounds and Borders specification.

/* Usage Example */
.notification-banner {
  background: #f0f9ff;
  /* Adds a subtle 1px line at the very bottom */
  border-bottom-width: 1px;
  border-bottom-style: solid;
  border-bottom-color: #bae6fd;
}

/* Global values */
border-bottom-width: inherit;
border-bottom-width: initial;
border-bottom-width: revert;
border-bottom-width: revert-layer;
border-bottom-width: unset;
Widely available Since 2015 96% global usage

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It has been available across browsers since 2015.

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