CSS3 text-decoration-style Property
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Description
The text-decoration-style CSS property defines the style of the lines specified by the text-decoration-line property.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this property.
| Default value: | solid |
|---|---|
| Applies to: | All elements. It also applies to |
| Inherited: | No |
| Animatable: | No. See animatable properties. |
| Version: | New in CSS3 |
Syntax
The syntax of the property is given with:
The example below shows the text-decoration-style property in action.
Example
Try this code »p {
text-decoration: underline;
-moz-text-decoration-style: dotted; /* Firefox */
text-decoration-style: dotted; /* Standard syntax */
}Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
solid |
The line is displayed as a single line. This is default value. |
double |
The line is displayed as a double line. |
dotted |
The line is displayed as a dotted line. |
dashed |
The line is displayed as a dashed line. |
wavy |
The line is displayed as a wavy line. |
initial |
Sets this property to its default value. |
inherit |
If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element text-decoration-style property. |
Browser Compatibility
The text-decoration-style property is not supported in most of the browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Warning: The text-decoration-style property is currently not supported by the most of the browsers. You should better avoid using this property.
Further Reading
See tutorial on: CSS Text, CSS Border.
Related properties: text-decoration, text-decoration-line, text-decoration-color.
