Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
The -webkit-text-stroke
CSS property specifies the width and color of strokes for text characters. This is a shorthand property for the longhand properties -webkit-text-stroke-width
and -webkit-text-stroke-color
.
/* Width and color values */
-webkit-text-stroke: 4px navy;
text-stroke: 4px navy;
/* Global values */
-webkit-text-stroke: inherit;
-webkit-text-stroke: initial;
-webkit-text-stroke: unset;
text-stroke: inherit;
text-stroke: initial;
text-stroke: unset;
Constituent properties
This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:
Syntax
Values
Formal definition
Initial value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
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Applies to | all elements |
Inherited | yes |
Computed value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
Animation type | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
Formal syntax
<length> || <color>where <color> = <rgb()> | <rgba()> | <hsl()> | <hsla()> | <hex-color> | <named-color> | currentcolor | <deprecated-system-color>where <rgb()> = rgb( <percentage>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgb( <number>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgb( <percentage>#{3} , <alpha-value>? ) | rgb( <number>#{3} , <alpha-value>? )<rgba()> = rgba( <percentage>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgba( <number>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgba( <percentage>#{3} , <alpha-value>? ) | rgba( <number>#{3} , <alpha-value>? )<hsl()> = hsl( <hue> <percentage> <percentage> [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | hsl( <hue>, <percentage>, <percentage>, <alpha-value>? )<hsla()> = hsla( <hue> <percentage> <percentage> [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | hsla( <hue>, <percentage>, <percentage>, <alpha-value>? )where <alpha-value> = <number> | <percentage><hue> = <number> | <angle>
Examples
Adding a red text stroke
HTML
<p id="example">The stroke of this text is red.</p>
CSS
#example {
font-size: 3em;
margin: 0;
-webkit-text-stroke: 2px red;
}
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Compatibility Standard The definition of '-webkit-text-stroke' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial standardization |
Safari CSS Reference '-webkit-text-stroke' in that document. |
Non-standard unofficial documentation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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