border-image-width

Sets the thickness of the border image. This can be different from the actual 'border-width', allowing you to scale the decorative image pieces independently of the box boundaries.

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

/* Usage Example */
.thick-frame {
  border: 10px solid transparent;
  border-image-source: url(';frame.png');
  border-image-slice: 30;
  /* Makes the border image 20px wide regardless of border-width */
  border-image-width: 20px;
}

/* Syntax */
border-image-width: length-percentage;
border-image-width: number;
border-image-width: auto;

/* Global values */
border-image-width: inherit;
border-image-width: initial;
border-image-width: revert;
border-image-width: revert-layer;
border-image-width: unset;
Widely available Since 2017 96% global usage

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It has been available across browsers since 2017.

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