Borders & Shadows in Bootstrap

From the Bootstrap 5 cheat sheet · Utilities · verified Jul 2026

Borders & Shadows

Border and shadow utilities

html
<!-- Borders -->
<div class="border">All borders</div>
<div class="border-top">Top border</div>
<div class="border-end">End border</div>
<div class="border-bottom">Bottom border</div>
<div class="border-start">Start border</div>

<!-- Border Colors -->
<div class="border border-primary">Primary</div>
<div class="border border-danger">Danger</div>

<!-- Border Width -->
<div class="border border-1">1px</div>
<div class="border border-2">2px</div>
<div class="border border-3">3px</div>

<!-- Rounded Corners -->
<div class="rounded">Rounded</div>
<div class="rounded-circle">Circle</div>
<div class="rounded-pill">Pill</div>
<div class="rounded-0">No rounding</div>
💡 rounded-circle requires equal width/height for perfect circle
⚡ Combine border utilities for custom styles
📌 shadow-* utilities add depth to elements
🔥 border-0 removes default borders from elements

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