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Quick Tip: Multiple Borders with Simple CSS

21 Jun

Did you know that we can achieve multiple borders with simple CSS, by using the :after amd :before psuedo-classes? This is something I recently learned myself! I’ll show you how to add more depth to your designs, without images, in just a few minutes.


Final Code

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html lang="en">
<head>
	<meta charset="utf-8">
	<title>Multi-Borders</title>
	<style>
		body { background: #d2d1d0; }

		#box {
			background: #f4f4f4;
			border: 1px solid #bbbbbb;
			width: 200px;
			height: 200px;
			margin: 60px auto;
			position: relative;
		}

		#box:before {
			border: 1px solid white;
			content: '';
			width: 198px;
			height: 198px;
			position: absolute;
		}

		#box:after {
			content: '';
			position: absolute;
			width: 196px;
			height: 196px;
			border: 1px solid #bbbbbb;
			left: 1px; top: 1px;
		}
	</style>

</head>
<body>
	<div id="box"></div>
</body>
</html>

In short, any browser that supports the :before and :after psuedo-elements (all major browsers) can take advantage of this effect. Of course, there are alternatives, including the use of box-shadow, as well as adding additional mark-up to the page; however, this is clean solution that you should definitely consider. Thanks for watching!

 
 

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