`-webkit-text-stroke` CSS property

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.

Constituent properties

This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:

Syntax

css

/* Width and color values */
-webkit-text-stroke: 4px navy;

/* Global values */
-webkit-text-stroke: inherit;
-webkit-text-stroke: initial;
-webkit-text-stroke: revert;
-webkit-text-stroke: revert-layer;
-webkit-text-stroke: unset;

Values

<length>: The width of the stroke.
<color>: The color of the stroke.

Formal definition

Initial value	as each of the properties of the shorthand: `-webkit-text-stroke-width`: `0` `-webkit-text-stroke-color`: `currentcolor`
Applies to	all elements
Inherited	yes
Computed value	as each of the properties of the shorthand: `-webkit-text-stroke-width`: absolute `<length>` `-webkit-text-stroke-color`: computed color
Animation type	as each of the properties of the shorthand: `-webkit-text-stroke-width`: discrete `-webkit-text-stroke-color`: a color

Formal syntax

-webkit-text-stroke = 
  <line-width>  ||
  <color>       

<line-width> = 
  <length [0,∞]>  |
  hairline        |
  thin            |
  medium          |
  thick

Examples

undefined

Adding a red text stroke

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;
}

Result

Specifications

Compatibility

-webkit-text-stroke CSS property