Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
Summary
The -webkit-text-stroke CSS property specifies the width and color of strokes for text characters. This is a shorthand property for the longhand properties -webkit-text-stroke-width and -webkit-text-stroke-color.
| Initial value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
|---|---|
| Applies to | all elements |
| Inherited | yes |
| Media | visual |
| Computed value | as specified |
| Animatable | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
| Canonical order | the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar |
Syntax
/* Width and color values */ -webkit-text-stroke: 4px navy; /* Global values */ -webkit-text-stroke: inherit; -webkit-text-stroke: initial; -webkit-text-stroke: unset;
Values
<length>- The width of the stroke.
<color>- The color of the stroke.
Formal syntax
<length> <color>where
<color> = <rgb()> | <rgba()> | <hsl()> | <hsla()> | <hex-color> | <named-color> | currentcolor | <deprecated-system-color>where
<rgb()> = rgb( <rgb-component>#{3} )
<rgba()> = rgba( <rgb-component>#{3} , <alpha-value> )
<hsl()> = hsl( <hue>, <percentage>, <percentage> )
<hsla()> = hsla( <hue>, <percentage>, <percentage>, <alpha-value> )
<named-color> = <ident>
<deprecated-system-color> = ActiveBorder | ActiveCaption | AppWorkspace | Background | ButtonFace | ButtonHighlight | ButtonShadow | ButtonText | CaptionText | GrayText | Highlight | HighlightText | InactiveBorder | InactiveCaption | InactiveCaptionText | InfoBackground | InfoText | Menu | MenuText | Scrollbar | ThreeDDarkShadow | ThreeDFace | ThreeDHighlight | ThreeDLightShadow | ThreeDShadow | Window | WindowFrame | WindowTextwhere
<rgb-component> = <integer> | <percentage>
<alpha-value> = <number>
<hue> = <number>
Example
HTML
<p id="example">The stroke of this text is red.</p>
CSS
#example {
font-size: 3em;
margin: 0;
-webkit-text-stroke: 2px red;
}
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Web Compatibility Standard The definition of '-webkit-text-stroke' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial standardization |
| Safari CSS Reference '-webkit-text-stroke' in that document. |
Non-standard unofficial documentation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | 48.0 (48.0) | No support | (Yes) | (Yes) |
| Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | 48.0 (48.0) | No support | ? | ? |