-webkit-text-stroke-width

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-width CSS property specifies the width of the stroke for text.

Syntax

/* Keyword values */
-webkit-text-stroke-width: thin;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: medium;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: thick;

/* <length> values */
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 2px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.1em;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 1mm;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 5pt;

/* Global values */
-webkit-text-stroke-width: inherit;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: unset;

Values

<line-width>
The width of the stroke.

Formal definition

Initial value0
Applies toall elements
Inheritedyes
Computed valueabsolute <length>
Animation typediscrete

Formal syntax

<length>

Examples

Varying stroke widths

CSS

p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 4em;
  -webkit-text-stroke-color: red;
}

#thin {
  -webkit-text-stroke-width: thin;
}

#medium {
  -webkit-text-stroke-width: 3px;
}

#thick {
  -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1.5mm;
}

HTML

<p id="thin">Thin stroke</p>
<p id="medium">Medium stroke</p>
<p id="thick">Thick stroke</p>

Results

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Compatibility Standard
The definition of '-webkit-text-stroke-width' in that specification.
Living Standard Initial standardization
Safari CSS Reference
'-webkit-text-stroke-width' in that document.
Non-standard unofficial documentation Initial documentation

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
-webkit-text-stroke-width
Non-standard
Chrome Full support 1Edge Full support 15Firefox Full support 49
Full support 49
Full support 48
Disabled
Disabled From version 48: this feature is behind the layout.css.prefixes.webkit preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.
IE No support NoOpera Full support 15Safari Full support 3WebView Android Full support 38Chrome Android Full support 18Firefox Android Full support 49
Full support 49
Full support 48
Disabled
Disabled From version 48: this feature is behind the layout.css.prefixes.webkit preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.
Opera Android Full support 15Safari iOS Full support 2Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
User must explicitly enable this feature.
User must explicitly enable this feature.

See also