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Style textDecoration Property

Style Object Reference Style Object

Definition and Usage

The textDecoration property sets or returns one ore more decorations for a text.

Tip: To specify more than one decoration type for an element, specify a space separated list of decoration types.

Syntax

Set the textDecoration property:

Object.style.textDecoration="none|underline|overline|line-through|blink|inherit"

Return the textDecoration property:

Object.style.textDecoration

Value Description
none Defines a normal text. This is default
underline Defines a line under the text
overline Defines a line over the text
line-through Defines a line through the text
inherit The value of the textDecoration property is inherited from parent element


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The textDecoration property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: The value "inherit" is not supported in IE7 and earlier. IE8 requires a !DOCTYPE. IE9 supports "inherit".


Example

Example

Decorate a text:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function displayResult()
{
document.getElementById("p1").style.textDecoration="underline overline";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<p id="p1">This is some text.</p>
<br>

<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Decorate text</button>

</body>
</html>

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