| Border Pointer | Type of Border |
| BDR_SLNP | Single-line border* |
| BDR_DLNP | Double-line border* |
| BDR_SPACEP | Space character border |
| BDR_DOTP | Stippled block graphics character border (PCDOS, OS/2, and memory-mapped terminals) or period/colon border (UNIX and VMS) |
| BDR_STARP | Asterisk border |
| BDR_SOLIDP | Solid block graphics character border (PCDOS, OS/2, and memory-mapped terminals) or space character border (UNIX and VMS) |
| BDR_NULLP | No border |
* For UNIX and VMS, the characters used for these borders are specified in vvtermcap.