CSS text-transform Property
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Example
Transform text in different elements:
h1 {text-transform:uppercase}
h2 {text-transform:capitalize}
p {text-transform:lowercase} |
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Definition and Usage
The text-transform property controls the capitalization of text.
| Default value: |
none |
| Inherited: |
yes |
| Version: |
CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.textTransform="uppercase" |
Browser Support

The text-transform property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".
Property Values
| Value |
Description |
| none |
No capitalization. The text renders as it is. This is
default |
| capitalize |
Transforms the first character of each word to uppercase |
| uppercase |
Transforms all characters to uppercase |
| lowercase |
Transforms all characters to lowercase |
| inherit |
Specifies that the value of the text-transform property should be inherited
from the parent element |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Text
HTML DOM reference: textTransform property
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