border-top-width

Specifies the thickness of the physical top border. It's often used for decorative 'top-border' highlights on layout components.

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

/* Usage Example */
.top-bar {
  /* Adds a thick top bar */
  border-top-width: 8px;
  border-top-style: solid;
  border-top-color: #ec4899;
}

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