CSS text-decoration Property
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Example
Set the text decoration for h1, h2, h3, and h4 elements:
h1 {text-decoration:overline}
h2 {text-decoration:line-through}
h3 {text-decoration:underline}
h4 {text-decoration:blink} |
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Definition and Usage
The text-decoration property specifies the decoration added to text.
Note: The color of the decoration should be set by the "color" property.
| Default value: |
none |
| Inherited: |
no |
| Version: |
CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.textDecoration="overline" |
Browser Support

The text-decoration property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".
Note: The "blink" value is not supported in IE, Chrome, or Safari.
Property Values
| Value |
Description |
| none |
Defines a normal text. This is default |
| underline |
Defines a line below the text |
| overline |
Defines a line above the text |
| line-through |
Defines a line through the text |
| blink |
Defines a blinking text |
| inherit |
Specifies that the value of the text-decoration property should be inherited
from the parent element |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Text
HTML DOM reference: textDecoration property
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