30+ Easy CSS Border Examples (Free Downloads)

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1. CSS Gradient Rounded Borders

CSS Border Examples - CSS Gradient Rounded Borders
This pen shows how CSS gradients can be applied to a rounded border.
Author: George W. Park (GeorgePark)
Created on: April 9, 2018
Made with: HTML, CSS
Tags: css, layout, design, gradients, border

2. Reddit Border Inset Challenge

CSS Border Examples - Reddit Border Inset Challenge
Author: David Darnes (daviddarnes)
Created on: February 19, 2018
Made with: HTML, SCSS

3. Pure CSS Circular Border Patterns (Single-Element)

CSS Border Examples - Pure CSS Circular Border Patterns (Single-Element)
The "Hello, Gorgeous!" is something I saw in neon at the Scandic Grand Central hotel in Stockholm a little over a year ago. I can't afford staying at that sort of place, but I happened to see a photo of the sign as I was mindlessly going from link to link after the Helloween show at Fry...
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Author: Ana Tudor (thebabydino)
Created on: December 27, 2019
Made with: Pug, SCSS
CSS Pre-processor: SCSS
JS Pre-processor: Babel
HTML Pre-processor: Pug
Tags: sass, clip-path

4. Interactive Button Border

CSS Border Examples - Interactive button border
Button with an interactive border gradient. More: https://www.stefanjudis.com/today-i-learned/background-clip-is-configurable-for-every-background-gradient-separately/
Author: Tobias Reich (electerious)
Created on: January 31, 2019
Made with: HTML, SCSS, Babel
Tags: button, border, cssvariables, background-clip, animation

5. Fitted Border Image The Easy Way

CSS Border Examples - Fitted Border Image the Easy Way
Author: ShopTalk Show (shoptalkshow)
Created on: December 12, 2019
Made with: HTML, SCSS

6. Map-inspired CSS Border (Single Element + CSS)

CSS Border Examples - Map-inspired CSS Border (Single Element + CSS)
Author: Stephy (blindingstars)
Created on: March 20, 2019
Made with: HTML, SCSS

7. Magic Borders

CSS Border Examples - Magic borders
Try to have a dynamic and responsive table that has borders only between cells.
Author: Saeed Alipoor (saeedalipoor)
Created on: February 2, 2019
Made with: HTML, SCSS
Tags: css, flex, table, trick, responsive

8. Rounded Side Border Radius

CSS Border Examples - rounded side border radius
Author: Joe (joeashworth)
Created on: January 17, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS

9. Gradient CSS Border (Without Pseudo Elements)

CSS Border Examples - Gradient CSS Border (Without Pseudo Elements)
Author: Stefan Judis (stefanjudis)
Created on: January 18, 2019
Made with: HTML, SCSS

10. Blurred Border CSS

CSS Border Examples - Blurred Border CSS
Author: Ana Tudor (thebabydino)
Created on: March 15, 2019
Made with: HTML, SCSS
Tags: filter, clip-path

11. Fancy Border Box

CSS Border Examples - Fancy Border Box
I discovered this style on theory11.com
Author: Max (MyXoToD)
Created on: March 9, 2016
Made with: Haml, SCSS
CSS Pre-processor: SCSS
JS Pre-processor: CoffeeScript
HTML Pre-processor: Haml
Tags: box, border, css

12. Hand Drawn Border Effects

CSS Border Examples - Hand Drawn Border Effects
A one line border-radius technique.
Author: Tiffany Rayside (tmrDevelops)
Created on: February 11, 2015
Made with: HTML, CSS
Tags: css, css-borders, border effects

13. 8-bit Borders Using Shadows

CSS Border Examples - 8-bit borders using shadows
8-bit borders using multiple css3 shadows and a little of sass. Check out the amazing 8-bit sahdow effect bases on this technique: http://codepen.io/albpara/pen/fmyen To be improved!
Author: Alberto Para (albpara)
Created on: May 5, 2014
Made with: HTML, SCSS
Tags: 8bit, 8-bit, border

14. Sketchy Border Test

CSS Border Examples - Sketchy border test
Using 8 border-radius values can be pretty dope. This example shows how using it on the element and its ::before pseudo element can create a sketchy look and feel.
Author: Andy Bell (andybelldesign)
Created on: October 26, 2018
Made with: HTML, SCSS

15. CSS Gradient Clip-Path Borders

CSS Border Examples - CSS Gradient Clip-Path Borders
This pen shows how the CSS clip-path property can be used to create a variety of shaped gradient borders.
Author: George W. Park (GeorgePark)
Created on: May 7, 2018
Made with: HTML, CSS
Tags: css, design, gradients, border, clip-path

16. Jagged Border - Top

CSS Border Examples - Jagged border - top
Author: HollowMan (HollowMan)
Created on: July 28, 2014
Made with: HTML, Less
Tags: jagged, zigzag, border, less, mixin

17. Card With Animated Left Border On Hover

CSS Border Examples - Card with animated left border on hover
Author: Tony Phipps (neutraltone)
Created on: January 17, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS

18. Border-radius Weave

CSS Border Examples - Border-radius weave
Author: uniphil (uniphil)
Created on: November 6, 2013
Made with: HTML, Sass

19. CSS "Comic Style" Border

CSS Border Examples - CSS "Comic Style" Border
Author: michael picker (mp)
Created on: January 20, 2014
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
Tags: css-border-border-radius-comic

20. Full Screen Vintage Frame With Multiple Borders

CSS Border Examples - Full Screen Vintage Frame with Multiple Borders
Author: Tudor Sfătosu (chris_tudor)
Created on: January 31, 2020
Made with: HTML, CSS
Tags: full-screen, vintage, frame, multiple, border

21. Corner Border Link

CSS Border Examples - Corner Border Link
Links with corner borders and transition
Author: Vian Esterhuizen (heyvian)
Created on: September 26, 2017
Made with: HTML, SCSS
Tags: cssonly, links, buttons, transitions

22. Bounce On Hover

CSS Border Examples - Bounce On Hover
When you hove the image, the border bounces.
Author: Marcello Africano (mnafricano)
Created on: January 24, 2013
Made with: HTML, SCSS
Tags: border, bounce, hover, css, html

23. Border-style

CSS Border Examples - border-style
Author: Mojtaba Seyedi (seyedi)
Created on: August 11, 2016
Made with: HTML, CSS
Tags: border-style, css-tricks.ir

24. CSS Border Chiptunes Music Video (O_o)

CSS Border Examples - CSS Border Chiptunes Music Video (O_o)
Just playing around with size transitions on weird border-styles. Only looked at it in Chrome.
Author: Olex (tholex)
Created on: April 3, 2013
Made with: Slim, Less
CSS Pre-processor: Less
JS Pre-processor: None
HTML Pre-processor: Slim
Tags: crazy, border-style, transitions, music-video, whatisthisidonteven

25. Border-animation-css

CSS Border Examples - border-animation-css
border-animation-css is create only in use of css.
Author: Swarup Kumar Kuila (uiswarup)
Created on: August 6, 2018
Made with: HTML, CSS

26. CSS Clip-path Border

CSS Border Examples - CSS clip-path border
It's not really possible (as far as I know) to make a border around an element with a clip path. This method uses an inside and outside element, the background of the outside one being the border.
Author: Bennett Feely (bennettfeely)
Created on: January 14, 2015
Made with: HTML, CSS

27. Pure CSS Zigzag Border

CSS Border Examples - Pure CSS Zigzag Border
Author: Charlotte Dann (pouretrebelle)
Created on: July 30, 2012
Made with: Markdown, SCSS
CSS Pre-processor: SCSS
JS Pre-processor: None
HTML Pre-processor: Markdown
Tags: shape

28. Fancy Border Button

CSS Border Examples - Fancy border button
Author: Tobias Reich (electerious)
Created on: September 29, 2017
Made with: HTML, SCSS
Tags: button, border, animation, lines

29. Text In A Border

CSS Border Examples - Text in a border
Author: Rico Sta. Cruz (rstacruz)
Created on: November 30, 2016
Made with: HTML, SCSS