border-top-color

Sets the color of the physical top border. Often used to create distinct top-bar accents on cards or containers.

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

/* Usage Example */
.card-header {
  /* Adds a blue accent to the top edge */
  border-top-color: #3b82f6;
  border-top-style: solid;
  border-top-width: 5px;
}

/* Global values */
border-top-color: inherit;
border-top-color: initial;
border-top-color: revert;
border-top-color: revert-layer;
border-top-color: 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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