The font-stretch
attribute indicates the desired amount of condensing or expansion in the glyphs used to render the text.
Note: As a presentation attribute, font-stretch
can be used as a CSS property. See the css font-stretch
property for more information.
As a presentation attribute, it can be applied to any element but it has effect only on the following eight elements: <altGlyph>
, <text>
, <textPath>
, <tref>
, and <tspan>
Usage notes
Value | <font-stretch-absolute> where |
---|---|
Default value | normal |
Animatable | Yes |
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Fonts Module Level 4 The definition of 'font-stretch' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Adds the <percentage> syntax for variable fonts. |
CSS Fonts Module Level 3 The definition of 'font-stretch' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Initial definition of font-stretch in CSS Fonts |
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'font-stretch' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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font-stretch | Chrome ? | Edge ? | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android ? | Chrome Android ? | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown