Which of the following defines in a shorthand form the width, style, and color for the top border of an element?

border-up
border-bottom
border-style
none of the mentioned

The correct answer is C. border-style.

The border-style property is a shorthand property for the border-top-style, border-right-style, border-bottom-style, and border-left-style properties. It takes a single value that specifies the style for all four borders of an element.

The possible values for the border-style property are:

  • none: No border.
  • solid: A solid border.
  • dashed: A dashed border.
  • dotted: A dotted border.
  • double: A double border.
  • groove: A groove border.
  • ridge: A ridge border.
  • inset: An inset border.
  • outset: An outset border.

For example, the following CSS code will create a solid black border for all four sides of an element:

border-style: solid black;

The border-top-style, border-right-style, border-bottom-style, and border-left-style properties are all longhand properties that specify the style for the top, right, bottom, and left borders of an element, respectively. They take the same values as the border-style property.

For example, the following CSS code will create a solid black border for the top and bottom borders of an element, and a dashed border for the left and right borders:

border-top-style: solid black;
border-bottom-style: solid black;
border-left-style: dashed;
border-right-style: dashed;

The border-up property is not a valid CSS property.