CSS3 `outline-offset` Property

Description

The outline-offset CSS property is used to set the space between an outline and the border edge or simply edge of an element.

The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this property.

Default value:	`0`
Applies to:	All elements
Inherited:	No
Animatable:	yes. See animatable properties.
Version:	New in CSS3

The syntax of the property is given with:

outline-offset:

The example below shows the outline-offset property in action.

p {
    border: 2px solid red;
    outline: 2px solid green;
    outline-offset: 10px;
}

The following table describes the values of this property.

Value	Description
length	Specifies the distance the outline from the border edge. The default value is 0. Negative values place the outline inside the element.
`initial`	Sets this property to its default value.
`inherit`	If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element `outline-offset` property.

The outline-offset property is supported in all major modern browsers.