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Explain the border-image property.

Updated Apr 28, 2026

Short answer

It allows you to use an image as a border around an element, slicing it into 9 regions that scale dynamically.

Deep explanation

The image is divided by four cut lines (border-image-slice). The corners are placed at the element's corners, while the middle edges can be stretched or repeated (border-image-repeat) to fill the available space. It effectively replaces complex nested HTML structures for decorative frames.

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