CSS text-transform Property
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Description
The text-transform CSS property transforms the case of an element's text content.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this property.
| Default value: | none |
|---|---|
| Applies to: | All elements |
| Inherited: | Yes |
| Animatable: | No. See animatable properties. |
| Version: | CSS 1, 2, 3 |
Syntax
The syntax of the property is given with:
The example below shows the text-transform property in action.
Example
Try this code »p {
text-transform: capitalize;
}Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
capitalize |
Transforms the first character of each word in uppercase; other characters are unaffected. |
lowercase |
Transforms all characters of each word in lowercase. |
uppercase |
Transforms all characters of each word in uppercase. |
none |
No capitalization effects. The text renders as it is. This is default. |
initial |
Sets this property to its default value. |
inherit |
If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element text-transform property. |
Browser Compatibility
The text-transform property is supported in all major modern browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Further Reading
See tutorial on: CSS Text, CSS Fonts.
Text-related properties: letter-spacing, text-align, text-decoration, text-indent, text-overflow, text-shadow, white-space, word-spacing.
