text-decoration-line

The text-decoration-line CSS property sets the kind of decoration that is used on text in an element. When setting multiple line-decoration properties at once, it may be more convenient to use the text-decoration shorthand property instead.

/* Keyword values */
text-decoration-line: none;
text-decoration-line: underline;
text-decoration-line: overline;
text-decoration-line: line-through;
text-decoration-line: blink;
text-decoration-line: underline overline;               /* Two decoration lines */
text-decoration-line: overline underline line-through;  /* Multiple decoration lines */
/* Global values */
text-decoration-line: inherit;
text-decoration-line: initial;
text-decoration-line: unset;

Initial valuenone
Applies toall elements. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line.
Inheritedno
Mediavisual
Computed valueas specified
Animation typediscrete
Canonical orderorder of appearance in the formal grammar of the values

Syntax

Values

The text-decoration-line property is specified as none, or one or more space-separated values from the list below.

none
Produces no text decoration.
underline
Each line of text has a decorative line beneath it.
overline
Each line of text has a decorative line above it.
line-through
Each line of text has a decorative line going through its middle.
blink
The text blinks (alternates between visible and invisible). Conforming user agents may simply not blink the text. This value is deprecated in favor of CSS animations.

Formal syntax

none | [ underline || overline || line-through || blink ]

Examples

<p class="wavy">Here's some text with wavy red underline!</p>
<p class="both">This text has lines both above and below it.</p>
.wavy { 
  text-decoration-line: underline;
  text-decoration-style: wavy;
  text-decoration-color: red;
}
.both {
  text-decoration-line: underline overline;
}

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
CSS Text Decoration Module Level 3
The definition of 'text-decoration-line' in that specification.
Candidate Recommendation Initial definition. The text-decoration property is now a shorthand to define multiple related properties.

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support (Yes) 6.0 (6.0) -moz[1]
36.0 (36.0)
No support (Yes) 7.1 -webkit
blink 57 26.0 (26.0)[2] No support 44 ?
Feature Android Webview Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic Support (Yes) (Yes) 6.0 (6.0) -moz[1]
36.0 (36.0)
No support (Yes) 8 -webkit
blink 57 57 26.0 (26.0)[2] No support 44 ?

[1] The prefixed version was removed in Gecko 39.0 (Firefox 39.0 / Thunderbird 39.0 / SeaMonkey 2.36).

[2] The value is considered valid, but no blinking will happen, as the spec allows user agents to ignore it.

See also

  • When setting multiple line-decoration properties at once, it may be more convenient to use the text-decoration shorthand property instead.

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