CSS text-decoration Property

The text-decoration property in CSS is used to add decorative effects to text, such as underlines and strike-through lines. It helps improve the styling and visual appearance of text content on web pages.

Common values include underline, overline, line-through, and none.
It can be used to customize links, headings, and highlighted text.
The property also supports shorthand styling for decoration color, style, and thickness.

Understanding the text-decoration Property

The text-decoration property in CSS is a shorthand property used to set the decoration of text in one declaration. It combines the text-decoration-line, text-decoration-style, text-decoration-color, and text-decoration-thickness properties.

Syntax:

text-decoration: line style color | initial | inherit;
/* for example
text-decoration: underline dashed green;
*/

CSS text-decoration shorthand property for:

text-decoration-line : use to sets the type of line decoration for our text.
text-decoration-color : use to sets the color for the line decoration.
text-decoration-style : use to sets the style of the line specified by text-decoration-line.
text-decoration-thickness : use to sets the thickness of the line used in decoration.

CSS text-decoration Property Examples:

Example 1: Here is the 3 value representation of CSS text-decoration Property.

HTML

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Text Decoration Example</title>
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    <style>
        h2{
            text-decoration: underline dashed green;
        }
    </style>

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</head>
<body>
    <h2>
        Text Decoration Example
    </h2>
   
</body>
</html>

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Example 2: Here is the single value representation of CSS text-decoration Property.

JavaScript

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Text Decoration Example</title>
        <style>
            h2 {
                text-decoration-line: overline;
                text-decoration-style: solid;
                text-decoration-color: blue;
            }
        </style>
    </head>
    <body>
        <h2>Text Decoration Example</h2>
    </body>
</html>

Output:

text-decoration-single-value-example — CSS Text-Decoration Single value Example

The text-decoration property in CSS is a versatile tool for web developers to control the visual presentation of text.
By combining various properties like text-decoration-line, text-decoration-style, text-decoration-color, and text-decoration-thickness, you can create visually appealing text decorations that enhance user experience and site aesthetics.
Understanding how to use this property effectively ensures your web content is both stylish and accessible.
Stay updated with browser compatibility to maintain a consistent look across different platforms.

CSS text-decoration Property

Understanding the text-decoration Property

CSS text-decoration shorthand property for:

CSS text-decoration Property Examples:

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