text-decoration-style

The text-decoration-style CSS property sets the style of the lines specified by text-decoration-line. The style applies to all lines that are specified; there is no way to define different styles for each of the lines defined by text-decoration-line. 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-style: solid;
text-decoration-style: double;
text-decoration-style: dotted;
text-decoration-style: dashed;
text-decoration-style: wavy;
/* Global values */
text-decoration-style: inherit;
text-decoration-style: initial;
text-decoration-style: unset;

If the specified decoration has a specific semantic meaning, like a line-through line meaning that some text has been deleted, authors are encouraged to denote this meaning using an HTML tag, like <del> or <s>. As browsers can disable styling in some cases, the semantic meaning won't disappear in such a situation.

Syntax

Values

solid

Draws a single line.

double

Draws a double line.

dotted

Draws a dotted line.

dashed

Draws a dashed line.

wavy

Draws a wavy line.

-moz-none

Draws no line. Use text-decoration-line: none instead.

Formal syntax

solid | double | dotted | dashed | wavy

Examples

.example {    
       -moz-text-decoration-line: underline;
       -moz-text-decoration-style: wavy;
       -moz-text-decoration-color: red;    
    -webkit-text-decoration-line: underline;
    -webkit-text-decoration-style: wavy;
    -webkit-text-decoration-color: red;
}

.wavy { 
  text-decoration-line: underline;
  text-decoration-style: wavy;
  text-decoration-color: red;
}

<p class="wavy">This text has a wavy red line beneath it.</p>

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

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