CSS - -webkit-text-stroke

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.

Example

 

HTML

HTML
<p id="example">The stroke of this text is red.</p>

CSS

CSS
#example {
  font-size: 3em;
  margin: 0;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 2px red;
}

Syntax  

CSS
/* 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

CSS
<a title="Possible values: a number followed by'em', 'ex', 'ch', 'rem', 'px', 'cm', 'mm', 'in', 'vh', 'vw', 'vmin', 'vmax', 'pt', 'pc' or 'px', like 3px, 1.5cm, -0.5em or 0" href="css/length"><length></a> <a title="" href="css/color_value"><color></a><p>where <br><code><color> = <a href="css/-webkit-text-stroke#rgb()"><rgb()></a> <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> <a href="css/-webkit-text-stroke#rgba()"><rgba()></a> <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> <a href="css/-webkit-text-stroke#hsl()"><hsl()></a> <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> <a href="css/-webkit-text-stroke#hsla()"><hsla()></a> <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> <hex-color> <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> <a href="css/-webkit-text-stroke#named-color"><named-color></a> <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> currentcolor <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> <a href="css/-webkit-text-stroke#deprecated-system-color"><deprecated-system-color></a></code></p><p>where <br><code><rgb()> = rgb( <a href="css/-webkit-text-stroke#rgb-component"><rgb-component></a><a title="Hash mark" href="css/value_definition_syntax#hash_mark_(.23)">#</a><a title="Curly braces" href="css/value_definition_syntax#curly_braces_(.7b_.7d)">{</a>3<a title="Curly braces" href="css/value_definition_syntax#curly_braces_(.7b_.7d)">}</a> )<br><rgba()> = rgba( <a href="css/-webkit-text-stroke#rgb-component"><rgb-component></a><a title="Hash mark" href="css/value_definition_syntax#hash_mark_(.23)">#</a><a title="Curly braces" href="css/value_definition_syntax#curly_braces_(.7b_.7d)">{</a>3<a title="Curly braces" href="css/value_definition_syntax#curly_braces_(.7b_.7d)">}</a> , <a href="css/-webkit-text-stroke#alpha-value"><alpha-value></a> )<br><hsl()> = hsl( <a href="css/-webkit-text-stroke#hue"><hue></a>, <a title="" href="css/percentage"><percentage></a>, <a title="" href="css/percentage"><percentage></a> )<br><hsla()> = hsla( <a href="css/-webkit-text-stroke#hue"><hue></a>, <a title="" href="css/percentage"><percentage></a>, <a title="" href="css/percentage"><percentage></a>, <a href="css/-webkit-text-stroke#alpha-value"><alpha-value></a> )<br><named-color> = <ident><br><deprecated-system-color> = ActiveBorder <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> ActiveCaption <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> AppWorkspace <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> Background <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> ButtonFace <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> ButtonHighlight <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> ButtonShadow <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> ButtonText <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> CaptionText <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> GrayText <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> Highlight <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> HighlightText <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> InactiveBorder <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> InactiveCaption <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> InactiveCaptionText <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> InfoBackground <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> InfoText <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> Menu <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> MenuText <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> Scrollbar <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> ThreeDDarkShadow <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> ThreeDFace <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> ThreeDHighlight <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> ThreeDLightShadow <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> ThreeDShadow <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> Window <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> WindowFrame <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> WindowText</code></p><p>where <br><code><rgb-component> = <a title="" href="css/integer"><integer></a> <a title="Single bar" href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar">|</a> <a title="" href="css/percentage"><percentage></a><br><alpha-value> = <a title="" href="css/number"><number></a><br><hue> = <a title="" href="css/number"><number></a></code></p>

Description  

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 valueas each of the properties of the shorthand:
Applies toall elements
Inheritedyes
Mediavisual
Computed valueas specified
Animatableas each of the properties of the shorthand:
Canonical orderthe unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Browser Compatibility  

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 4 48.0 (48.0)[1] No support 15 3.1
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support 4 48.0 (48.0)[1] No support 36 4.1

[1] This feature is implemented behind the preference layout.css.prefixes.webkit, defaulting to false. Since Gecko 49 (Firefox 49.0 / Thunderbird 49.0 / SeaMonkey 2.46) the preference defaults to true.

See Also  

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

License

© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/css/-webkit-text-stroke

CSS CSS Property Non-standard Reference