This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The ::spelling-error CSS pseudo-element represents a text segment which the user agent has flagged as incorrectly spelled.
Allowable properties
Only a small subset of CSS properties can be used in a rule with ::spelling-error in its selector:
colorbackground-colorcursorcaret-coloroutlineand its longhandstext-decorationand its associated propertiestext-emphasis-colortext-shadow
Syntax
::spelling-error
Examples
Simple document spell check
In this example, eventual supporting browsers should highlight any flagged spelling errors with the styles shown.
HTML
<p contenteditable spellcheck="true">My friends are coegdfgfddffbgning to the party tonight.</p>
CSS
::spelling-error {
text-decoration: wavy red;
}
Result
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| CSS Pseudo-Elements Level 4 The definition of '::spelling-error' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
::spelling-error | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox No support No | IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari No support No | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
Legend
- No support
- No support