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:
|
---|---|
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
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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-webkit-text-stroke | Chrome Full support 4 | Edge Full support 15 | Firefox
Full support
49
| IE No support No | Opera Full support 15 | Safari Full support 3 | WebView Android Full support 4 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android
Full support
49
| Opera Android Full support 14 | Safari iOS Full support 2 | Samsung 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.