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CSS Outline Offset Generator

Generate CSS outline with customizable offset distance and style

Outline Settings

1px5px10px
-10px5px20px
0px25px50px

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Sample Element

Generated CSS

outline: 3px solid #3b82f6;
outline-offset: 4px;
border-radius: 8px;

Tip: Negative offset values move the outline inward, while positive values move it outward.

Outline vs Border

Outline

  • Does not affect layout or dimensions
  • Drawn outside the border edge
  • Can have offset spacing
  • Cannot have individual side styles
  • May overlap other elements

Border

  • Part of the box model
  • Affects element dimensions
  • Can style individual sides
  • No offset property

Common Use Cases

•Focus indicators for accessibility
•Highlighting selected elements
•Creating layered visual effects
•Debugging element boundaries
•Adding emphasis without affecting layout

Browser Support

outline-offset is supported in all modern browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.