CSS text-decoration-line

The CSS text-decoration-line property specifies what line decorations, if any, are added to an element.

The text-decoration-line property can be used in conjunction with the text-decoration-style and text-decoration-color properties to determine the type of line decoration (i.e. underline, overline, line-through, blink).

Syntax

Possible Values

none

Neither produces nor inhibits text decoration.

underline

Each line of text is underlined.

overline

Each line of text has a line over (above) it.

line-through

Each line of text has a line through the middle.

blink

The text blinks (alternates between visible and invisible). This value is deprecated in CSS3. Use CSS animations instead.

In addition, all CSS properties also accept the following CSS-wide keyword values as the sole component of their property value:

initial

Represents the value specified as the property's initial value.

inherit

Represents the computed value of the property on the element's parent.

unset

This value acts as either inherit or initial, depending on whether the property is inherited or not. In other words, it sets all properties to their parent value if they are inheritable or to their initial value if not inheritable.

Basic Property Information

Example Code

Basic CSS

Here's an example of a basic declaration. A declaration consists of the property and its value.

So it could be used like this:

Working Example within an HTML Document

CSS Specifications

• The text-decoration-line property is defined in CSS Text Decoration Module Level 3.

Browser Support

Browser support for CSS properties can vary, particularly for newer or experimental features. Check current browser compatibility before using a property in production, especially when supporting older browsers.

The following table provided by Caniuse.com shows the level of browser support for this feature.

Initial Value

CSS properties have an initial value that applies when the property has not been explicitly set. The initial value is different from the value inherited from a parent element and may vary between properties.

Inheritance

Some CSS properties inherit their computed value from their parent element by default, while others do not. The inherit, initial, unset, and revert keywords can also be used to control how a property gets its value.

Vendor Prefixes

Most modern CSS properties use the standard, unprefixed syntax. Vendor-prefixed properties such as -webkit- are mainly relevant to older browser versions or specific features and should only be used when required by your browser support targets.