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Because this technology's specification has not stabilized, check the compatibility table for usage in various browsers. Also note that the syntax and behavior of an experimental technology is subject to change in future versions of browsers as the specification changes.
The text-decoration-skip CSS property specifies what parts of the element’s content any text decoration affecting the element must skip over. It controls all text decoration lines drawn by the element and also any text decoration lines drawn by its ancestors.
/* Single keyword */ text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip: objects; text-decoration-skip: spaces; text-decoration-skip: ink; text-decoration-skip: edges; text-decoration-skip: box-decoration; /* Multiple keywords */ text-decoration-skip: objects spaces; text-decoration-skip: ink edges box-decoration; /* Global keywords */ text-decoration-skip: inherit; text-decoration-skip: initial; text-decoration-skip: unset;
| Initial value | objects |
|---|---|
| Applies to | all elements |
| Inherited | yes |
| Media | visual |
| Computed value | as specified |
| Animation type | discrete |
| Canonical order | order of appearance in the formal grammar of the values |
Syntax
Values
none- Nothing is skipped, i.e. text decoration is drawn for all text content and across atomic inline-level boxes.
objects- The entire margin box of the element is skipped if it is an atomic inline such as an image or inline-block.
spaces- All spacing is skipped, i.e. all Unicode white space characters and all word separators, plus any adjacent
letter-spacingorword-spacing. ink- The text decoration is only drawn where it does not touch or closely approach a glyph. I.e. it is interrupted where it would otherwise cross over a glyph.
edges- The start and end of the text decoration is placed slightly inward (e.g. by half of the line thickness) from the content edge of the decorating box. E.g. two underlined elements side-by-side do not appear to have a single underline. (This is important in Chinese, where underlining is a form of punctuation.)
box-decoration- The text decoration is skipped over the box's margin, border and padding areas. This only has an effect on decorations imposed by an ancestor; a decorating box never draws over its own box decoration.
Formal Syntax
none | [ objects || spaces || ink || edges || box-decoration ]
Example
HTML content
<p>Hey, grab a cup of coffee!</p>
CSS content
p {
margin: 0;
font-size: 3em;
text-decoration: underline;
text-decoration-skip: ink;
}
Result
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| CSS Text Decoration Module Level 3 The definition of 'text-decoration-skip' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser Compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 57 | No support[2] | No support[1] | No support | 44 | No support[3] |
| Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 57 | 57 | No support[1] | No support | 44 | No support[3] |
[1] This feature is not implemented yet. See bug 812990.
[2] This feature is not implemented yet. See the related request.
[3] Safari implements a -webkit prefixed version of this property since version 8, though only supports the value none and the non-standard value skip. All other values behave like those two values.