CSS Property text-decoration
text-decoration allows certain text effects such as underlining.
Summary
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Initial value | none |
| Inherited | No. |
| Version | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax | object.style.textDecoration="overline" |
| Applies to | All elements. |
CSS Syntax
text-decoration: blink |
inherit |
line-through |
none |
overline |
underline
Property Values
The property values are listed in the following table.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| none | a normal text. This is default |
| underline | a line below the text |
| overline | a line above the text |
| line-through | a line through the text |
| blink | a blinking text. |
| inherit | inherit the text-decoration property from the parent element |
Browser compatibility
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text-decoration |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Example
An example showing how to use text-decoration CSS property.
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<style>
a:link, a:visited, a:hover, a:active {
text-decoration: underline;<!-- www .j ava 2s .c o m-->
color: #6A5ACD;
background-color: transparent;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">A</a></li>
<li><a href="#">B</a></li>
<li><a href="#">C</a></li>
<li><a href="#">D</a></li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>