CSS3 introduced powerful tools for styling elements with borders and backgrounds. Here's a concise guide to mastering these features:

🖼️ Border Properties

  • border-radius: Creates rounded corners

    rounded_corner

    .rounded {
  border-radius: 15px;
}

  • box-shadow: Adds depth with shadows

    box_shadow

    .shadowed {
  box-shadow: 5px 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
}

  • border-image: Uses images for border styling

    border_image

    .bordered-image {
  border-image-source: url('border.png');
}

🌈 Background Properties

  • background-clip: Controls background visibility

    background_clip

    .clipped {
  background-clip: padding-box;
}

  • background-origin: Defines background positioning area

    background_origin

    .origin {
  background-origin: border-box;
}

  • linear-gradient: Creates multi-color backgrounds

    gradient

    .gradient-bg {
  background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff7e5f, #feb486);
}

📚 Further Learning

Explore advanced techniques in our CSS3 Borders & Backgrounds tutorial. For interactive examples, check out the CSS3 Playground section.