CSS div border with offset

Question

How can I make a div's side (left/right) border start lower than it's actual size? I know I can reduce it's height and then add a margin-top, but I don't want that. Is it possible to simply lower down the starting point of the border?

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Answer 1

You can only do this by omitting the top border and either

• adding a top margin to the bottom element or
• adding a bottom margin to the top element